Dear People of God,
May the Lord give you peace and blessings in the Holy Spirit.
It is 11th March 2022. We reflect on Ezekiel 15:21-28 and Matthew 5:21-26.
In dealing with sins, let us not sacrifice the sinners.
Life is oscillating between justice and mercy. We all struggle with whether to be just or merciful. But charity is the balance between both. God wants us to give as many times as possible for those who are erring spiritually and wishes to come back to the Lord. The fire of justice cannot extinguish the warmth of mercy in any circumstances.
God wants us to return to Him with a humble and contrite hearts.
Anger has multifaceted emotions connected with it. Anger is more than a flame that can burn down all the goodness in us and others.
God’s anger is not directed to anyone, but God’s mercy is there for us to hold on to God in times when we find it hard handling the hardness and stubbornness of others. We all need to work through the shadows of anger daily because it could lead to annihilating the power and potentiality to love, forgive and show mercy.
God does not offer God’s mercy to us based on our merits and mentality but God untiringly waiting for us to recognize God’s love in our lives and that of others.
We all need to do something special when it comes to reconciling between justice and mercy. It is all up to us during this Lent to work on the areas that are uncharitable, unjust, and merciless moments of our life.
The Psalmist so beautifully tells, “If you, O Lord, should mark our guilt, Lord, who would survive?”
Let us not take God’s silence for granted while handling the hardness of the others. At the final analysis, it is not them always, it might be us who need to be merciful, charitable, and just. “Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” (Mt. 5:21). May God bless you.