DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage
Dear Friend in the Lord,
“Witnessing our Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples, that their faith must be witnessed with radical comment, and not like the superficial and hypocritical faith of the scribes and Pharisees. Ponder on, “The depth of our commitment and love, of following Jesus’ Ways and His Father’s Will, will reveal the quality of the witness of our faith.”
Fr Philip Heng, S.J.
Matthew 5:20-26
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘If your uprightness does not surpass 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 shall 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; anyone who calls a brother “Fool” will answer for it before the Sanhedrin; and anyone who calls him “Traitor” 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.’