Subject: Daily Gospel Reading - Monday, February 25, 2013
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| Weekday Gospel Reflection |
| Monday in the Second Week of Lent |
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Jesus said to his disciples: 36 “Therefore be merciful,even as your Father is also merciful. 37 Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free. 38 “Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you.” |
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Luke 6:36-38 - World English Bible |
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After Luke's version of the Beatitudes and several verses on loving one's enemies, Jesus taught his followers on the virtue of mercy with two images: the lenient judge and the one apportioning grain. God, the lenient judge, showed mercy on the accused Christian and acquitted him. The Christian should do the same: be merciful, withhold judgment and set others free from their guilt. God was also like the one who rationed grain from the harvest, pouring it into the crease of the tunic that the receiver made with his hands and arms. The one who apportioned the grain was beyond generous, even wasteful with an overflowing gift. If God was so generous with his mercy, shouldn't the Christian do the same? How much mercy did you show others this week? |
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