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ISAIAH 1:10, 16-20
MATTHEW 23:1-12
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In Jesus’ day, the Pharisees had unfortunately developed some pretty
bad habits. They were very good at telling the people down to the
smallest detail what the Law of Moses prescribed them to do, but they
exempted themselves from having to fulfill it.
Note that Jesus does not tell crowds to rebel against the Pharisees.
But we should not do as they do. We should not lord it over others.
Sometimes, we can fall into this way of living, and when we do, the
first thing to be thrown out of our Christian living is the law of love.
Jesus has called us to go well beyond the bad example of the Pharisees.
He calls us to put his law of love into practice at all times. We need
to be on guard against looking at our faith as a series of “do’s and
don’ts,” of mere rules to follow like a robot. We need to love God
above all else in order to see that everything that he asks of us is to
our benefit and is a joy, because the truth alone sets us free.
We imitate Jesus when we go about our daily duties the way Jesus would
do and love people the way Jesus would have us love them. Dear friends,
put Jesus’ words in today’s gospel reading into practice by doing an
act of charity to someone in your family or workplace.
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View: Prayer Requests
Finally, we pray
for one another, for those who have asked our prayers and for those who
need our prayers the most.
Have a good day!
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