Is 1, 10.16-20;
Sal 49;
Mt 23, 1-12
'Hear the word of Lord ... listen to the teaching of our God ... ' What is the real punishment that is pleasing to God, repentance, God asks?
The prophet calls the people to purify themselves and repent of their evil deeds and sins. As a symbol of sinful people mentioned Sodom and Gomorrah, and his princes and all the people. Were image of lawlessness and perversion of what they had been punished those cities with fire down from heaven. But now calls to penance and repentance assuring him that 'though your sins be as scarlet, as white as snow, though they be red like crimson, like white wool will be ...' already know how we wash and cleanse the blood of Christ shed for our salvation.
What to be done? 'Cease to do evil, learn to do good, seek justice, defend the oppressed, the orphan thirsty lawyers, defenders of the widow ...' is not just to correct the evil that is being done, change behavior, but must be overturned in the works of justice, love and mercy. Love and mercy that we act we will qualify for the forgiveness of our sins, love and mercy with which others will act with the best signs of repentance and life change. 'To the upright way, I will show the salvation of God' were repeated in the psalm.
We take good account in the path of repentance and conversion that we are doing as we prepare for Easter. We could recall many texts and times of the gospel. The much loved, he forgave her many sins. And the large sign that Zacchaeus was his repentance and life change, it was precisely not only generously giving back what was stolen, but also share all your possessions with the poor and needy. Be signs of authenticity and truth.
It's what Jesus tells us in the gospel. Among the disciples of Jesus did not fit hypocritical attitudes are not worth the appearance, but what matters is authenticity of life in what we do. Not worth saying, but doing. We can not stay on external signals to see us but what comes from the depths of our interiority. The outward signs would be useless if not accompanied by such authenticity that comes from the heart.
And although we have a responsible role within the community can never feel superior over others, but precisely because it is more important the simplicity and humility. Radically away from us is that those positions where we see above all and that we seek to be bowed and honors.
'Do not be called rabbi ... do not be called father ... no ... you to be called the first among you shall your server. He who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted ' . Knew it would be good to hear these words of Jesus and turn them into standard and style of life.
Roads of humility, simplicity and love that we must travel. Are the signals that we be giving our life we \u200b\u200breally want to follow the ways of Jesus. It is also the sign of our true repentance and conversion to the Lord away from us all sin.
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