First Reading Leviticus 19: 1-2.17-18
The Lord said to Moses, "Speak to all the congregation of Israel, and say to them: Be ye holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.
Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear sin because of him. Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself! I am the Lord. "
Thus saith the Lord.
Psalm Ps 103: 1-2.3-4.8.10.12-13
God is merciful and compassionate.
* Praise the Lord, O my soul! Praise his holy name, all ye within me!
Praise the Lord, O my soul, forget not all his benefits will!
* He who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases! He who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion!
* The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
He never treated us deserves our sins, or reward us deserves our fault.
* As far as the east is from the west, so our transgressions dumped him.
As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear God.
Second Reading 1 Corinthians 3: 16-23
Brethren, note earnestly, that ye are the temple of God,
and that God's Spirit dwells in you. If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, and you are that temple. Let no man deceive himself. If anyone among you who thinks he is wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he is really wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He catches the wise in their craftiness."
And elsewhere written, "The Lord knows the wise designs.
Really, everything is in vain. "Therefore, let no one glory in men, for all things are yours, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. everything was yours. But you belong to Christ,
and Christ is God's.
Thus saith the Lord.
Introduction to the Gospel 1 Jn 2: 5
Who obeys the word of Christ, in him the love of God has been perfected.
Gospel reading Matthew 5: 38-48
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said to His disciples, "Ye have heard that there used to be an expression eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. But I tell you, 'Do not fight against those who do evil to you.
Conversely, if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the left cheek. If one wants to sue you and take your tunic, give your cloak as well.
When you are forced to deliver someone to go one mile, go with him twain. Give to a man what he wants, and do not reject people who want to borrow something from you. ' You have heard it said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you, 'Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. Because then you may be the children of your Father in heaven. For He makes His sun rise on the evil and for the good. Rain was lowered him to the righteous, and also for people who are not true. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Is not publicans also do so? And if you only greet your brothers only, if the excess of the actions of others?
Are not people who do not know God do that much? Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect. "
Thus the Gospel of the Lord.
Devotional.
Today Jesus teaches us to love your enemy. This teaching seems absurd, does not love always have a place in the relations between family members, between friends and between them we prefer?
Love makes us able to personally call out myself as father, mother, sister or friend. Conversely when love was replaced by hatred, it becomes an enemy of personal private. Therefore, we would ask, "How is it possible to attribute the" love "with" the enemy "? Are they not contradictory. But that does not mean they are not related to each other. For if because of love anyone can call himself beyond personal friend, it is not possible for you, the enemies turn into friends.
Through today's Gospel, Jesus was about to show us another dimension of love. Love is not just a condition or requirement to establish relationships with friends and the people we care about. But in love there is a power and a force capable of changing the people hostile, vengeful each other, hurt each other, persecute or betray be getting along back.
One way to love your enemy as we have heard in today's Gospel reading, by praying for them. Indeed, if just pray only that easy, but if the enemy do pray with all your heart, we will find great difficulty, because it means blessed pray to God for him. Praying enemy means ask blessings, mercy and the goodness of God for the person whose conduct is precisely not bless us.
After all pray for the enemy is not enough, for they actually love one's enemies need to demonstrate a clear stand in front of each other. That is why Jesus said that we need to greet, greet and smile. No matter whether it's an act of love will be rewarded with love or not, but the important thing is that we have tried to love that person.
How happy if we live with love, no hostility, so everywhere will find a friend. We try to be perfect, to be humble, to achieve the objectives of our life of Jesus Christ, the Perfection. With repent, renew themselves from day to day, we direct your life in perfection. Perfectly, our identity secitra / likeness of God, manifested.
Item contemplation.
Today we witnessed a lot of violence fueled by resentment of each other. People understand that violence should be rewarded violence, so that it can be a continuous source of problems. Many groups clashed at the expense of others. In the middle of a situation like that Jesus calls us to show compassion visible in forgiveness, acceptance and devotion to others. Compassion encourages us to do something does not first of all for its own sake, but for the good of others.
One sign for us that we are disciples of Christ is baptized. We already have a Christian name as a sign that we are disciples of Christ should also live according to the law of the New Testament.
The question is whether we really have come to realize the meaning of our Christian name? With the baptismal name is usually the name of the saint, we should live according to the law of the New Testament, which is generous and forgiving.
Prayer.
O Lord, help us thy people, to be perfect. Thus, we can image of Thee as you want in our creation. Amen.
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