DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage
Dear Friend in the Lord,
Sincerity and Fidelity – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reprimanded the scribes and Pharisees for being hypocrites in the living of their faith. Ponder on, “Is Jesus inviting us to live a more authentic faith, where we become more fully ‘transparent’ in living God’s Will daily? Is God happy with the quality of our love for Him?”
Fr Philip Heng, S.J.
Matthew 23:23-26
Jesus said: ‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You who pay your tithe of mint and dill and cummin and have neglected the weightier matters of the Law – justice, mercy, good faith! These you should have practised, without neglecting the others. You blind guides! Straining out gnats and swallowing camels!
‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You who clean the outside of cup and dish and leave the inside full of extortion and intemperance. Blind Pharisee! Clean the inside of cup and dish first so that the outside may become clean as well.’