The gospel passage today reminds us of the foundations of the primordial sacrament of marriage. Marriage is not only a sacrament between two baptized persons, it is also the original sacrament of creation having attached to it the importance of being the ultimate sign of God's love in itself and for his people!
What God has joined, no human being should separate. The whole divorce issue that Moses brings up had to do with the people's inability to see reality as it is – the granting of divorce was a concession that was not highly favored by any means. The same ought to be the case in our own day in age!
In the first reading we see St. James reminding us again to be kind to one another – to be patient – to be decisive in our words and deeds (but without going overboard with using oaths and extravagant gestures). "Say yes if you mean yes and no if you mean no!" It's as simple as that!
God wants so much to look upon us with compassion and mercy – but he first needs to see that this is how we are dealing with one another in his name – and because we believe that these are attributes of himself.
The Lord is kind and merciful! May we too be kind and merciful this day!
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