I find the gospel for today most challenging. The gravitational pull of conforming to the society that surrounds us and its values can be exhausting to resist. Sometimes, by osmosis, I find myself absorbing harmful attitudes or even heresy unawares! This is why it is so important to listen anew to the challenge of the Gospel and to gather for Eucharist with other missionary disciples who experience the same challenges and difficulties in living out the Gospel. We all need to be cleansed of our sinful tendencies so that we do not become inured to evil. The power to do this comes from the Holy Spirit. There is also the incentive that our efforts to forgive, praise and love in accord with the teachings of the Lord will bring with them the reward promised at the conclusion of the Gospel: "A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap; for the measure you give will be the measure you get back." (Lk 6: 28)
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