Friday of week 13 in Ordinary Time
Saint Antony Mary Zaccaria, Priest
Gospel Matthew 9:9-13
“It is not the healthy who need the doctor, but the sick. Go and learn the meaning of the words: What I want is mercy, not sacrifice. And indeed, I did not come to call the virtuous, but sinners”. In these words of Jesus Christ, we can see the relationship of God with man. We need the grace of God. And God is ready to take care of us. In the passage we see that He goes where Matthew was sitting and calls him. And Matthew followed Him. And from our part, Jesus is asking us to be merciful in our life towards others as He is merciful. He understands us and accepts us with all our sins and weakness. Jesus in the house of Matthew in the midst of all tax collectors and sinners is a beautiful image to meditate. It shows how much God wants to be in the midst of our life. Our life with all ours sins and weakness. He as a doctor wants to heal us. He heals us. And we must recognize this, and we must be merciful to each other. It’s not our sacrifices that let God to be present in our life but our mercy and understanding of others that let God be present in our life. Let’s reflect: Am I letting Jesus present in our life with my merciful understanding of others?
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