Sharing the Word

Jesus says that his kingdom is not like the earthly kingdoms with which we are familiar. What do I see as the outcome of my dedication to Jesus? For what kind of a kingdom am I looking?

Jesus says that what’s important is not the religious appearance we present but the reality that underlies the appearance. How much of me is real?

Loving the person who has harmed us in spite of the harm is precisely what constitutes forgiveness. How forgiving am I?

Jesus tells us that we are called to treat others as God does. God gives us the capacity to be generous as he is generous by remaking us in his own image in baptism.

It doesn’t matter if we have serious and valid grounds for complaint against our neighbor. What matters is whether we are willing to be reconciled to the neighbor.

God wants us to pray not so that he can be informed about what he should give us, but so that we can continue to be aware of how much we depend on him.