Once again we hear the very short but very to the point gospel passage in which Jesus clarifies true happiness: it is the result of hearing the word of God and observing it! What greater happiness can there be then to be able to hear real truth, hear real love, hear real practical suggestions on how to live a life that will be meritorious of everlasting life – and then to live them out!
Now hearing the word is one thing, but the first reading today tells us that what is also necessary is FAITH – in order to believe what it says. Faith that is the motivation to put into practice what is hoped for in the word, and prescribed as loving service.
We are justified by such faith – not merely in the doing of legal prescriptions. Such adherence to the law was only a temporary step on the way to Jesus – whose fulfillment of the law in self-sacrificial loving service is all that matters now!
May we be among those today who hear the word of God – believe it – and observe it, live it out in loving service to all we meet!
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