being perfect
June 17, 2014 Today’s gospel: Matthew 5:43-48 After giving the very challenging teaching of loving one’s enemies, Jesus topped it off with an impossible command. “So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.” (Mt 5:48). But only God is perfect. How can we attain to the perfection of God? Indeed […]
loving your enemy
June 17, 2014 Today’s gospel: Matthew 5:43-48 What are the verbs that describe what most people would like to do to their enemies? Curse, crush, fight, wish ill, put down, hurt, hate, kill. But love? Many would consider “love the enemy” an oxymoron. But this is what Jesus teaches. “But to you […]