DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage
Dear Friend in the Lord,
Faith – Authentic: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples that it is essential to live an authentic life. As we are imperfect and sinful, when we pray and worship God, we are to be sincere and transparent with Him. We are to beg Him for His Merciful and Forgiving Love, and be reconciled in our relationships with others.
Pray the Novena Prayers to Sacred Heart leading to the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Fr Philip Heng, S.J.
Matthew 5:20-26
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘If your virtue goes no deeper than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven.
‘You have heard how it was said to our ancestors: You must not kill; and if anyone does kill he must answer for it before the court. But I say this to you: anyone who is angry with a brother will answer for it before the court; if a man calls his brother “Fool” he will answer for it before the Sanhedrin; and if a man calls him “Renegade” he will answer for it in hell fire. So then, if you are bringing your offering to the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your offering there before the altar, go and be reconciled with your brother first, and then come back and present your offering.’