For the last
couple of years, I have read a lot of books by Matthew Kelly, so I am not
surprised when I hear his voice in the back of my head almost daily. When the lector began the first reading, I
heard Matthew. "Don't forget to
bring one thing away from Mass." I
started listening with purpose. Of
course, my attention faded in and out until Father talked about the Sadducees.
I have been fascinated
by the Sadducees since I was a little girl, "they were sad you
see." I think of this every time I
hear of them. Today, Father talked about
the differences between them and the Pharisees.
The first group only took lessons from the Tora and didn't believe in
eternal life. In essence they were conservative. The Pharisees looked at the entire Old Testament
and believed in life after death. They
were liberal in comparison to the Sadducees.
This is simplistic, but the general idea. Then Father connected it to today. We as humans haven't changed much.
As we head into
the elections which will be heating up soon, I am amazed at the message I keep
hearing. We need to be kind and Christ-like. We each have our leanings in our church
beliefs and politics. I am a
"liberal" Catholic, but I am also conservative in other areas of my
life. This can get me into a little
trouble at times. The thing is that I
really do appreciate most of my friends on the other side of the aisle. We need to all remember the goodness in each
other and speak accordingly. My daily
calendar on my desk puts it better than I ever could, and I will end the post
with them.
May all of our
words be a blessing every day.
Set a guard over
my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.
PSALM 141:3 NIV
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