Love for Enemies

Reflection on the Gospel of the Tuesday In The Eleventh Week Of Ordinary Time   Matthew 5: 43-48 Jesus used extremely strong language in today’s Gospel. He instructed his disciples that they were to love their enemies. The wonderful thing is that Jesus is not telling us to do something that he did not do […]

Love for Enemies

Reflection on the Gospel of the Saturday In The First Week Of Lent   Matthew 5: 43-48 God choose Jews people as his own and formed Israel nation. To live holy and happy life God  gave 10 commandments to them, thus Israel people become role model for entire world. Israel people closely followed the commandment […]

Love for Enemies

Reflection on the Gospel of the Tuesday Of The Eleventh Week In Ordinary Time Matthew 5:43-48 In reading this Gospel Passage I am reminded of two relevant incidents from the Old Testament. a) The cyclic advancement of evil as illustrated by the story of Lamech (Genesis 4). He murders a young boy, for possibly just […]

Love for Enemies

Reflection on the Gospel of the Saturday In The First Week In Lent Matthew 5:43-48 Today’s gospel passage is part of the Sermon on the Mount. Moses got the Law by spending 40 days and nights on Mount Sinai. God gave him the 10 commandments for the welfare of the Jewish community. Similarly, Jesus after […]

Love for Enemies

Reflection on the Gospel of the Seventh Sunday In Ordinary Time Luke 6:27-38 Love for Enemies The Mosaic Law followed the principle of ‘an eye for an eye or a tooth for a tooth’ but Jesus pushes the envelope from legalistic justice towards love and justice with mercy. Jesus knows that all the brokenness, suffering, […]