Wednesday, 9/13/17
Our Gospel today is from
Matthew, Chapter Five, and I have pointed out before that this chapter echoes
Chapter Twenty-Four of Exodus.
In Exodus Twenty-Four, Moses
went up the mountain, gathered the tribal leaders around him, then gave the Ten
Commandments, which were the heart and soul of the Old Covenant.
In Matthew Chapter Five,
Jesus went up the mountain, gathered the Apostles around him, then gave us the
Beatitudes which were the heart and soul of the New Covenant.
The sad part of this is that
we all follow the Old Covenant, rather than the New Covenant. Our Catholic
upbringing has us fixated on avoiding sin, then going to Confession when we fall
behind.
Wednesday, 9/13/17
Wednesday, 9/13/17
Our Gospel today is from
Matthew, Chapter Five, and I have pointed out before that this chapter echoes
Chapter Twenty-Four of Exodus.
In Exodus Twenty-Four, Moses
went up the mountain, gathered the tribal leaders around him, then gave the Ten
Commandments, which were the heart and soul of the Old Covenant.
In Matthew Chapter Five,
Jesus went up the mountain, gathered the Apostles around him, then gave us the
Beatitudes which were the heart and soul of the New Covenant.
The sad part of this is that
we all follow the Old Covenant, rather than the New Covenant. Our Catholic
upbringing has us fixated on avoiding sin, then going to Confession when we fall
behind.
But we should be New Covenant
People who follow the Beatitudes, rather than
being fixed on just avoiding sin. We should be pursuing Wisdom,
Understanding and Meekness rather than just avoiding evil.
But we should be New Covenant
People who follow the Beatitudes, rather than
being fixed on just avoiding sin. We should be pursuing Wisdom,
Understanding and Meekness rather than just avoiding evil.
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