Reflection for June 10, Friday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary time: Matthew 5:27-32

Gospel: Matthew 5:27-32

(Jesus said to his disciples) 27 "You have heard that it was said, `You shall not commit adultery.' 28 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.  29 If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it away; it is better that you lose one of your members than your whole body  be thrown into hell.  

30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away; it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole  body go into hell.  31 "It was also said, `Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.'  But I say to you that every one who divorces his wife, except on the ground of unchastity, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

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Reflection:

Why is there adultery? This is for the reason that we don’t value the sanctity of the Sacrament of Matrimony anymore. We treat marriage as a contract that we can violate anytime we want to violate it.  Why do many of us are not afraid to violate our marriage covenant? This is for the reason that we don’t love God anymore.  

The root cause of adultery is our lack of proper instillation of the values of God. And who is the culprit about our lack of values about God?  No other than the parents! Many of today’s parents pamper their children with the material things of this world. Such as money, latest gadgets and other material things, but when it comes to the values about God they seldom care to teach them. Parents such as these rear children that are not anymore afraid of God and children that have no values about God yet they know God.   

What must we do therefore? We must teach our children about the values of God and as parents we must also see to it that we are committed until the end to the marriage covenant. Parents are the best role models for their children. If children see that their parents are committed to their married life. They too would grow up to become committed to their own marriage.  

In our gospel for today we see how Jesus abhors adultery. For the simple reason that the mission and reason of marriage is a union for life. not a union until the spouse sees someone who can satisfy his/her evil desires. 

The danger of adultery or engaging in an adulterous relationship is this is a curse for life that the person who jumps into it will be burdened for as long as he/she lives. – Marino J. Dasmarinas