“FOR THEY PREACH BUT THEY DO NOT PRACTICE.” MT 23:1-12
Humbly submit your will to God (Thy Will be done) and consecrate yourself to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through Mary and Joseph.
There is obvious conflict between Jesus and the Pharisees in today’s Gospel. Why? Jesus is God, who empties Himself to be a slave and die for us. If we are to follow Him, we cannot be boastful. We must strive to be humble, practice what we preach, and always give God His due as the one Father and Christ our Master Teacher. If we hold high positions, we are called to serve.
I am humbled every day as a teacher and father making mistakes, being called out on not practicing what I preach, and sometimes bragging a little bit-okay a lot:). I love to talk trash, something that has stuck with me playing sports. Jesus knows we will struggle with these things and from time to time be a Pharisee, but with His grace we can be transformed into humble servants who love the one Father and Master and in turn love our neighbor.
Today’s challenge: Be humble and thankful. Get out of the way and allow Christ to work in your life. Enter each room asking how you can help. When you achieve something, give glory to God. Find a good model of humility in your life. Learn from God, the most humble.
Be a servant, be a saint today!
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Joyfully sacrifice for another today!
We must love our friend and our enemy. If our enemy tries to hurt us or put themselves before us we must forgive them and love them anyway. When a friend treats us with love and respect it is easier to love them than it is to love our enemy. Even Jesus has told us in the Bible to love our enemy, so it must be an important part of love and forgiveness. We have to keep looking for the ways God wants us to love one another in the bible and through prayer.