FRIDAY, JULY 17
Matthew 12, 1-8:
“If you understood the meaning of ‘I want mercy and not sacrifice’, you would not condemn those who are not at fault.”
A group of Pharisees are scandalized that Jesus and his disciples pick the ears of wheat on the Sabbath, glean them in their hands and eat the grain.
Their eyes are only open to the norm and the rule. They are unable to see beyond it.
They cannot see that those who pick the ears of wheat and eat the grain do so because they are hungry.
Try always to look with the eyes of God, which are eyes of mercy and know how to look beyond appearances.
They are the eyes that move the heart to pity the work and the miseries of others.
They are the eyes that move the hands to put into practice love and healing for others.
Look today with the eyes of God and let them always move your heart and your hands.
Good morning.
Antonio Maria Sanjuan Marin, cmf
