Reflection for June 14 Friday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time: Matthew 5: 27-32

Gospel: Matthew 5:27-32

Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said, You shall not commit adultery. But I say to you, everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. 

It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown into Gehenna. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into Gehenna. 

“It was also said, Whoever divorces his wife must give her a bill of divorce. But I say to you, whoever divorces his wife (unless the marriage is unlawful) causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.”

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Reflection:

The story is told about a husband who got involved in an adulterous relationship. Eventually, the husband was caught. When the wife asked him why he did it, the husband simply replied, 'I don’t know.' This is the culture nowadays; the sacredness of marriage is no longer respected by married couples. Adultery and divorce are always tempting and despicable avenues for them. 

Why do couples succumb to the temptation of Satan? For the simple reason that they don’t value their faith in Jesus anymore. Yes, they worship Jesus at church during Holy Mass, but they purposely leave Jesus inside the four walls of the church afterward.  

They don’t bring Jesus with them, and they don’t allow Jesus to live in their hearts. If they lived by the teachings of Jesus, they would be afraid to even think of doing such evil, much less commit it and plunge their very selves into it. 

But all is not lost yet; there is still hope, and our hope is none other than Jesus. Let us bring Jesus with us, live His teachings, and make Him our armor so that we can easily protect ourselves from the schemes of the devil, who always seeks to destroy the sanctity of the Marriage Covenant. - Marino J. Dasmarinas