The Collect for today's Liturgy: "Grant we pray, almighty God, that, always pondering spiritual things, we may carry out in both word and deed that which is pleasing to you."
Who among us can say that we are "always pondering spiritual things?
The first reading is from the first book of Samuel 26
Responsorial Psalm 103: "The Lord is kind and merciful."
"Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all my being, bless his holy name...."
The second reading is from the first Letter of Paul to the Corinthians: 15:45-49
The Gospel is Luke: 6: 27-38
Jesus is telling us that we must love everyone, even our enemies. We are to do good to those who hate us. We are to love our enemies and our reward will be great and we will be "children of the Most High, for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful."
And then Jesus tells us to "Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. Give and gifts will be given to you..."
It is a Gospel to pray over this Sunday!
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