Gospel
Mark 7:14-23
What comes out of the man, that is what defiles him.
Jesus summoned the crowd again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand. Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person; but the things that come out from within are what defile.”
When he got home away from the crowd his disciples questioned him about the parable. He said to them, “Are even you likewise without understanding? Do you not realize that everything that goes into a person from outside cannot defile, since it enters not the heart but the stomach and passes out into the latrine?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.) “But what comes out of the man, that is what defiles him. From within the man, from his heart, come evil thoughts, unchastity, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, licentiousness, envy, blasphemy, arrogance, folly. All these evils come from within and they defile.”
Reflecction
It is a jewish practice that they must wash themselves before they enter the temple. Only than are thev seen to clean. However Christ said this are merely rituals. It is merely an act to show a person is not evil and holy . However evilness come from inside. Lust,desire anger all come from within and it leads to sin How do we get rid of evilness in our heart?
Let u pray
Lord Jesus the evilness in our heart lead us to sin. Grant us a purity of heart so we will sin no more.
Amen
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