Gospel, Homily and Coffee

Commitment (and perseverance) to the Way.

Where do each us place our energy, our focus? Listening and reading this Gospel with some care asks us this.   “Where is our energy?” Because clearly, Jesus is not telling us to act unethically.   Rather, he tells us that if people had spent as much energy into doing selfish, unethical activities as they did in compassionate, ethical behavior, a lot of our messes could be avoided And we could make our lives better. This means we need to think differently, imagine differently.  If we can allow our thought process and our hearts to be converted, then so will our behavior.  So will the world. Of course, I hope we realize that the guiding principle for our our hearts and thoughts, our imaginations needs to be salvation, the freedom to do what is good for others.  Salvation, the freedom to love and be loved. Imagine if we truly placed our efforts and energies into living the Salvation of Jesus Christ? Now, this is critical.   We as a Church, not only in Northern