LET IT BE KNOW THIS DAY
Reverence and respect for God's commandments teach us the way of
love-love of God and love of each other.
Deacon John Ruscheinsky
How do you view the
"law of God" negatively or positively?
In Paul's second
letter to the Corinthians: Paul's main concern was to defend his ministry as an
Apostle. His credentials have been challenged, and he responds by affirming
that his qualifications come from God alone.
Jesus taught us
that reverence for God's law which frees us to love. Jesus showed reverence
during His public ministry for his Father, for the Lord's Day, for parents, for
life, for property. He showed respect for another person's good name, for one's
neighbor and even for us to cultivate self-respect. Reverence and respect for
God's commandments teach us the way of love-love of God and love of each other.
What is impossible for mere humans is possible to God for those who have faith
in their heavenly Father. Every day God offers us the grace to love more as He
loves, to forgive more as He forgives, to think more as He thinks, and to act
more as He acts.
In the Responsorial
Psalm we acclaim: Holy is the Lord our God, for He is forgiving. Let it be
known this day that we will walk in the path to life as Jesus showed us by
following God's commandments!