MATCH YOUR WORDS AND YOUR ACTIONS.

Tuesday of Fifth Week in Ordinary Time Year C Mark 7:1-13 “This people honor me with their lips but their hearts are far from me.” Three points that I would like to share. First, it is easy to honor God with our words but He is not after of the sweet words of our mouth but He is looking for the purity of our hearts. Words are nothing if what we profess does not match with our performance. It is very easy to say, I am sorry, I love you, I will not do again. But the question is: Did you put into practice what you have promised? How sincere are your words? How true are you tonyour promises? Friends, let not our lips and our lives preach two different messages. Honor God with your heart not just by your lips. Do it, show it, prove it. Remember, “well-done is better than well-said.” Second, Jesus is not please with people whose hands are clean but with dirty heart. In short, it is the behaviour and character that counts not the looks and appearnace. Be mindful that dirty hands does not mean dirty hearts. Clean and beautiful hands does not follow clean and beautiful hearts. Let us prove our devotion with the authenticity of our love. Belief in God is superfecial and shallow if human tradition transcends God’s law. Finally, eat whatever you wish to eat but never be hard on people. Washing of hands is good but cleansing of our hearts is better. Sanitize your hands and don’t forget to purify your hearts. Do not worry if your hands are dirty as long as your hear is pure. Friends, never live a dicotomize life. I mean, avoid living a double life. It is hypocritical if you are faithful church goer but having an illict affair with someone at the same time. You memorized all the church prayers but at the same time you have your own daily litanies of swearing and cursing that’s hypocrisy! Just like Jesus, he broke that sanitary law because the rules are not serving love anymore. Jesus broke the law to heal people. Take note, the highest rule is love. The rule of love is the supreme law. God’s commandment is far more important than human trafitions. Stop confusing what you do with who you are. Blessings Fr. Jhack