You gotta be kidding..."be perfect"? I like the translation: "be holy as God is holy." Somehow, I think I can handle the being holy better than the being perfect. Right for you too?
That is the Gospel for this Sunday...I'd like to hear the variety of homilies today! I pray that they use being holy as the challenge vs being perfect.
"Turning the other cheek, going an extra mile, and loving our enemies"...quite the challenge. Jesus does not mince words! He wants us to "treat everyone, even our enemies and those who have hurt us, as God treats them: with compassion, mercy, and patience. God treats them with compassion, mercy, and patience. God wants us to pray for them and to wish them well."
Love like this "releases grace to the other person; it also releases God's grace upon us. Recent psychological studies back this up, in fact. They show that holding unforgiveness can lead to depression. It can fill us with resentment, make us cynical, and even affect our physical health. But people who practice forgiveness tend to be healthier and more at peace. So the more we try to follow Jesus' teaching, the more we benefit as well."
I really liked this reflection from "The Word Among Us"....now to move from my liking to my doing! All with the Lord's assistance.
Let's try it....imagine how we could change the world...just by changing ourselves!
Hope your week brings you PEACE.
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