Matthew 5:20-26
Jesus said to his disciples: "I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the Kingdom of heaven.
"You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment. But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment, and whoever says to his brother, 'Raqa,' will be answerable to the Sanhedrin, and whoever says, 'You fool,' will be liable to fiery Gehenna. Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar, and there recall that your brother has anything against you, leave your gift there at the altar, go first and be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift. Settle with your opponent quickly while on the way to court with him. Otherwise your opponent will hand you over to the judge, and the judge will hand you over to the guard, and you will be thrown into prison. Amen, I say to you, you will not be released until you have paid the last penny."
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for Luis Becerra, for his healing and for comfort for his family.
"Lord, have mercy."
When I do something wrong, there is a great need to be reconciled, but there's also a pride in not wanting others to know that I have done wrong. I want others to think of me as someone who has things together, so when I do something wrong, sometimes it's hard to seek forgiveness.
"Christ, have mercy."
Yet, I know that Christ's mercy is abundant, and hopefully I'm open enough to Christ to seek forgiveness. I wish others could know the feeling of being forgiven.
"Lord, have mercy."
How can others know that Our God is merciful? How can you show them that God is merciful?
Take care and God Bless.
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