Gospel: Matthew 5:17-19
Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these
commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the Kingdom of
heaven. But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called
greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.”
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Reflection:
What will happen to us if we would always observe the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:2-17) and the two greatest commandments that Jesus gave us (Matthew 22:36-40)? We surely would move closer to Jesus, we would grow in faith and there would be peace in our lives.
This is the price that awaits those who would observe the laws of God. Without close observance of God’s commandments there would also be no close relationship with God. Observe those who don’t follow the commandments of God or observe your very own self when you don’t follow God’s commandments. What kind of life would you have? Isn’t a life of chaos, disturbance and endless problems?
Therefore the key to friendship with God is our faithful observance of His commandments. But human as we are we are subject to our own frailties. We fall and sin every once in a while and thus we are temporarily separated from the love of God.
However Jesus also instituted the Sacrament of Reconciliation so that whenever we sin we have a recourse out of sin. But even if we have a recourse let us not abuse it by saying that, we will sin because there is the Sacrament of Confession anyway.
Let us always be conscious that sin separates us from
the love of God. We therefore have to endeavor to always remain within the
ambit of the love of God. Hence, we always have to follow the commandments of
the Lord. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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