"Ang mga nagaguwa sa iya baba ang nagapalain sa iya"

Ebanghelyo subong nga Adlaw (Mateo 15:1-2,10-14)

Pagkatapos sadto may mga Pariseo kag mga manunudlo sang Kasuguan halin sa Jerusalem nga nagpalapit kay Jesus kag nagpamangkot.

"Ngaa bala ang imo mga sumulunod wala nagatuman sang mga pagsulundan sang aton mga katigulangan? Wala sila nagapanghinaw sang ila mga kamot antes magkaon."

Gintawag ni Jesus ang mga tawo kag ginsilingan niya sila, "Pamati kamo kag intiendiha ninyo ang akon ihambal.

Ang mga butang nga nagasulod sa baba sang tawo wala nagapalain sa iya, kundi ang mga nagaguwa sa iya baba."

Dayon nagpalapit sa iya ang iya mga sumulunod kag nagsiling, "Nahibaluan mo bala nga nagsakit ang buot sang mga Pariseo sa mga ginhambal mo nga ato?"

Nagsabat si Jesus, "Ang kada tanom nga wala gintanom sang akon Amay sa langit pagagabuton.

Pabay-i lang ninyo sila. Mga bulag sila nga manugtuytoy. Kag kon ang bulag magatuytoy sa bulag, sila nga duha mahulog sa buho."

Prayers:

"Lord Jesus, fill me with your Holy Spirit and make my heart like yours. Strengthen my heart and my will that I may I choose to love what is good and to hate what is evil."  

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Reflection of the Daily Gospel:

Which is more important to God – clean hands or a clean mind and heart? The Scribes and Pharisees accused Jesus' disciples of breaking their ritual traditions. They were concerned with avoiding ritual defilement, some no doubt out of fear of God, and others out of fear of pleasing other people. Jesus points his listeners to the source of true defilement – evil desires which come from inside a person's innermost being. Sin does not just happen or force itself upon us. It first springs from the innermost recesses of our thoughts and intentions, from the secret desires which only the individual soul can conceive.

God in his mercy sent his Son Jesus Christ to free us from our sinful cravings and burden of guilt, and to restore us to wholeness of life and goodness. But to receive his mercy and healing, we must admit our faults and ask for his forgiveness. "If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:8-9). When Cain was jealous of his brother, Abel, God warned him to guard his heart: "Sin is couching at the door; it's desire is for you, but you must master it" (Genesis 4:7). Do you allow any sinful desires to couch at your door? We do not need to entertain or succumb to sinful desires or thoughts, but instead, through the grace of God, we can choose to put them to death rather than allow them mastery over us.

Only God can change our hearts and make them clean and whole through the power of the Holy Spirit. Like a physician who probes the wound before treating it, God through his Word and Spirit first brings to light our sinful condition that we may recognize sin for what it is and call upon God's mercy and pardon. The Lord is every ready to change and purify our hearts through his Holy Spirit who dwells within us. His power and grace enables us to choose what is good and to reject what is evil. Do you believe in the power of God's love to change and transform your heart?