COURAGE TO LOVE THOSE WHO ARE HARD TO LOVE: 7th Sunday OT C.

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Brothers and sisters in Christ, on this 7th Sunday of OT Yr C,  the readings especially the 1st & gospel readings challenge us to reconcile our constant quest for justice with the virtues of mercy and compassion. Because as Christians we are called to model our lives on the new Adam, Jesus, who is full of love, mercy and compassion. In today’s Gospel, He gives us a very important sermon on these essential virtues and elements that must guide our lives and actions as Christians. It is a new commandment because, it over rules the Old Testament law of reprisal attack or retributive justice. There is no doubt that, humanly speaking, it is a very difficult one. However, it demands a lot of sacrifice and courage from us to put it into practice.

Let us pray today that we will have the courage to leave vengeance to God and focus on forgiveness that heals our wounds and wipes our stars away.  We also pray that His spirit and grace will enable us to accept the reset of the standards of behaviour that Jesus offers so that we can live those essential virtues and elements in our every day Christian lives. Amen

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