Today for our Gospel we have a long passage from the "Sermon on the Mount." This is the new law of the new Moses. Some of the Pharisees and Sadducees thought that Jesus was soft or lax when it comes to law. This is because he embodied the love and mercy of God and, furthermore, saw law as being there to serve human beings rather than to be in tyranny over them. In other words he did not use the law as a mechanistic way to sanctity. Rather, he looks to a conversion of heart that ultimately mirrors the love of the heavenly Father. Let us all be alert to our own attitude towards law. We need to understand, in the depths of our being, the joy and love of Christ that transforms our understanding and living out of the law.
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