Catholic Mass Readings - Today - New Jerusalem Bible
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Thank you for this beautiful propagation of the Word; I love it! Helps me in starring my day … God continue to bless You, Amen
Have ears to hear, listen and follow God’s voice in your mind and through others.
The ten commandments are part of basic Christian teaching. These are not different from the teachings of other religions. The purpose of the commandments is to serve as guidelines and reminders on how to counteract our evil inclinations and everyday temptations, given our circumstances in life. It is not complete because these commandments are “Do not” rules. Christ completes the formula for a good life with “Do” rules- Love God with all your heart, mind, and strength and love your neighbor as yourself. So when you come to think on the Do Not’s (of Moses) and Do’s (of Christ) you have a complete rule of how to be and how to live your life. We follow these rules not primarily out of fear of punishment but out of love for God, who gives us life and all the good things in life.
How to live life? Love yourself and others like God loves us. Do good to all as God brings goodness and blessings to all. This is God’s challenge to us- to be like Him.
There’s a saying: “To err is human. To forgive is divine,”.To forgive in truth is to forget the bad deeds others have done to us. It is difficult to forgive specially when others are continually doing us wrong. To make it easier to forgive, we could view other’s wrong acts as errors in thinking since what one thinks causes one’s actions. Most of the evil done in the world may be viewed as acts of unconscious minds, minds in error. Forgiving should, however mean that we should do nothing to prevent others from doing bad to us. It means not retaliating and not having “a tooth for a tooth” minset. It means not hating those who have done wrong to us. Realize what good hating does to us…negative effects on our bodily and spiritual health.
In your everyday life and you meet problems or difficulties, search within (through meditation of God’s word) and listen to what God is saying. There are two voices in your heart and mind: one is from the Holy Spirit, the other is from your Ego or the voice of the devil. Listen to what God is saying and do and be what He is saying. Believe that everything is ok and will be good. This is one way of worshipping God in spirit and in truth.