The Church in Corinth was St. Paul’s problem child — but you do love your problem child, yes! Besides the two letters to that community there is evidence of, at least, two others. Corinth was a crossroads city, a melting pot. Apparently St. Paul felt that the city needed Christianity in a particular way. The message of Jesus could bring peace and unity to its mixture of people, cultures, languages, opinions, thoughts, ideologies. But it was not easy getting that message across. That’s why the Apostle continued to work with them. The first of his letters begins with St. Paul giving thanks. You can’t urge people to conversion and reform until they understand how blessed and chosen they are. Let us begin our own prayer with thanksgiving to God for blessings received.
