The Lord Tells Us Do Not Fall Into the Trap

The Lord Tells Us Do Not Fall Into the Trap of Doing the Details and Thinking Your Spiritual Life Must Be Alright: The Lord Explains What We Must Do Scripture’s focus on Mass this last week has been our relationship with the Word of God. It focuses on the need to receive it and respond to it. Today’s scripture continues this focus. The Lord Himself tells us the human heart, for many, goes through the motions without faith. The Lord says He desires mercy, not sacrifices. The Lord is not saying sacrifices are bad. He is saying that sacrifices alone are often shallow. It is often an expression of piety that goes nowhere. People may go through the motions and offer sacrifices at the proper time. I do things when I am supposed to do them. There is a way of just showing up that is empty. The Lord and the Homily tells us more. We must be careful we do not fall into a trap. We must not think, if I get all the details right, that I must be all right. Listen to: The Lord Tells Us Do Not Fall into the Trap of Doing the Details and Thinking Your Spiritual Life Must Be Alright: The Lord Explains What We Must Do Listen to this Meditation Media. ------------------------ Image: The Lord’s Prayer: French Painter: James Tissot: 1886-1896 ------------------------ Gospel Reading: Luke 18: 9-14