Thursday - Is 26.1-6 Ps 117 Mt 7,21.24-27: who does the will of my Father shall enter the kingdom of heaven .
Faith and works
full confidence in the wonderful plan of God opens the heart and the language to the song of victory. And 'what we propose in the first reading Isaiah. This song marks a stark contrast, the rest is not unusual: In front of the fortified city, located on the rock, we are shown the devastation of a city that seemed timeless, the proud Babylon, burned to the ground trampled from the feet of those who took it oppressed and reduced to poverty. Once again, this proved the truth of the inconsistency of human affairs if they are not founded in God, the only eternal. Each character or empire came to power in his tyrannical arrogance and hubris gave and gives the impression of being eternal. But we know that every human lives his parable of the rise and decline. So much so that we can exclaim with writing, with the intention and admired almost incredulous: How come you fell too, that you thought you climb to heaven? It would be inappropriate to recall some story of our time in the world, such as national or personal. The man, like all human realities, should learn to live their own frailty, uncertainty and relativity. The passage of the Gospel calls us to express their faith not so much by mouth, as with the life lived in faithfulness to the Word of God alone who does the will of the Lord will reach the kingdom of God is not enough to say: "Lord, Lord, "but we need to follow the works. In the words of the Lord we are allowed to discover the cause of many failures in the individual life, family, church groups. The house built on sand, that is only on human values, not consistency, is unable to overcome the difficulties it faces. Who lacks faith in the reality of the spirit, is helpless in the face of so many situations that society creates without providing the means to overcome them and live them ... And what about the difficulties of married life, the danger of letting yourself be overcome by running each ' selfishness and expect to use the other / to welcome him as a patron instead of / as the partner in life, with equal rights and duties? We ask today that we may be useful for one, and indeed to be able to bear the weight of each other and help each other in the way of the Lord, in joyful expectation of His day. MBS
Journal "A Sua Immagine" - comment by Msgr. Francesco Ruppi
The wise man, Jesus admonishes the one who builds a house on the rock and not sand. The Gospel of Matthew says today inviting us to build our lives on rock of faith that is Christ. The reason is written in the words of Jesus who builds the house on the rock is safe when the winds and storms, but instead one who builds on sand is always in danger. The first-says-Jesus is a wise man, the second is a foolish man. Where do we stand? It 's a great question, which is vital for today, but especially for our future if we merge our life of faith in Christ, find serenity, peace and joy, if instead, we base life on human reasoning, momentary interest, the grounds of the earth, we are always in danger, because - mettiamocelo well head - life is one, and there is a life today and tomorrow another life, but our life is oriented between now and tomorrow. What are your plans?
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