LEADING MEN
“What did this people ever do to you that you should lead them into so grave a sin?” –Exodus 32:21 Mass Readings: July 31 First: Exodus 32:15-24,30-34; Resp: Psalm 106:19-23; Gospel: Matthew 13:31-35 Listen to the Mass Readings Aaron’s leadership style was to satisfy the people. When the people approached him with a problem, Aaron didn’t consider God’s wishes. Instead, he tried to satisfy the people’s desires. Not succeeding, he simply “let the people run wild” (Ex 32:25). Under Aaron’s weak “leadership,” sinfulness, chaos, and confusion reigned instead of godly order (see 1 Cor 14:33, 40). Diotrephes, an early Christian...