Thursday, July 14, 2011

nice but empty? // 2011.07.15

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Why do we do the things we do? Why do we go to work? Why do we do good to others? Why do we utter the words we speak? Why do we pray or go to Mass? Why do we read the Bible? Have you ever asked yourself those questions?

Today, Jesus reminds us that God is the reason for everything, and that whatever we do should be centered on Him and not on the actions themselves. Its glory in drawing near Him, and not in temporal gains or asking something in return.

In today's Gospel, the Pharisees didn't get what Jesus and His disciples were doing because they boxed God as a set of rules that need to be followed, and not as a personal God who guides us and loves us. God desires mercy to those who seek it, over sacrifice that doesn't have a heart.

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