Gospel
Matthew 23:23-26
Clean the inside of the cup first, so that the outside may become clean
Jesus said: ‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You who pay your tithe of mint and dill and cumin and have neglected the weightier matters of the Law – justice, mercy, good faith! These you should have practised, without neglecting the others. You blind guides! Straining out gnats and swallowing camels!
‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You who clean the outside of cup and dish and leave the inside full of extortion and intemperance. Blind Pharisee! Clean the inside of cup and dish first so that the outside may become clean as well.’
Reflection
Have you ever met a person who tells you this cannot that cannot but they do it. They don't practice what they preach. In this reading Christ continued scolding the scribes and the pharisees. He also reminded us evilness come from the inside. The only way to avoid evilness is to have a clean heart
Let us pray
Lord Jesus Christ you have said it is the inside not the outside that cause mankind to seen. Give us a clean and pure heart oh Lord.
Amen
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