Over the course of his public ministry, Jesus makes clear to Peter his place as leader. He chooses Peter’s lakeside house in Capernaum to be the headquarters of his Galilean ministry. When the question arises about Jesus and taxes, Jesus responds by paying the Temple tax for himself and Peter (cf. Mt 17:24-27).
So many ways of acting today indicate that we have lost a sense of obligation to others. We tend to place our needs above those of others, our comfort over theirs.
Writing is one of the ways we have always passed our accumulated knowledge from one generation to the next. It is a way we enter into dialogue with our own generation. The written word, from the biblical text to the morning newspaper, exerts great influence on us.