Tuesday 27 August 2024
St Monica. 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3, 14-17. The Lord comes to judge the earth – Psalm 95(96):10-13. Matthew 23:23-26.
Behave with virtue
In today’s Gospel, Jesus condemns hypocrites who care more about the appearance of virtue than actually behaving with virtue. This is a message for all times. How often do I feel the divide between performing the role of ‘looking like a good parent’ – with neat, well-turned-out children and their wholesome, attractive lunchbox snacks – and ‘actually being a good parent’, with all of the mess and noise, emotion and patience that requires? Social media presents us with insta-perfect lives, but we are not living a performance. Prayer helps to cut through what is false and what is just for show. Prayer helps us to clean the inside of the cup, not just the outside.
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