St. Joseph Parish

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                                             7^th Sunday in Ordinary Time
 
Admiring Jesus is easy to do. He was a gifted teacher, who lived an ethical life. His sayings inspire us, to say nothing of his death and resurrection. Yet, merely admiring Jesus is not what we are called to do. As disciples, we are to follow him.

The Sermon on the Mount, from which we read today, is addressed to Jesus’ disciples. That is, the Sermon on the Mount is addressed to us. His words should certainly challenge us and our basic attitudes toward life. It’s much easier to be evangelized by the modern culture with values of the world. And many of these values are not bad, such as treating with kindness those who treat us with kindness.

But Jesus has another way. We are to pray for our persecutors. We are to turn the other cheek. In the face of such injunctions, we may choose to admire Jesus for his simple advice, while quietly concluding that is not the way the world works.

Jesus would agree. He calls his disciples to be salt for the earth, leaven for the world. The conclusion of this journey is not “to get ahead” but to die on a cross. But then comes the promised resurrection. Such is the paschal mystery, which is to be live, not merely admired.


God Bless your hearts!!