Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 5, 43-48
Jesus said to his disciples:
“You have heard that it was said,
You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.
But I say to you, love your enemies
and pray for those who persecute you,
that you may be children of your heavenly Father,
for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good,
and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust.
For if you love those who love you, what recompense will you have?
Do not the tax collectors do the same?
And if you greet your brothers only,
what is unusual about that?
Do not the pagans do the same?
So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.”
Be perfect
1) Love your enemy. This love implies that you will not get along with everyone and there are many moments in life in which these situations will present obstacles for you. This also will happen to you where you are the cause of the obstacles for others. We have to be mature and accept that in our lives, there are people that will not improve or help to make life better. You must accept this and unconditionally present your love to them. What does this imply? A supernatural love in which you must pray, forgive, and forget. Is it difficult? Of course, but I remind you this is an ongoing process.
2) The extraordinary. This is the lesson in which we learn to integrate everything and everyone in our lives. Please do not leave things undone, because this will come back as a greater obstacle if you do not take the responsibility now. Do not make the mistake of leaving aside things that happened in your life, or say, “let’s pretend it never happened.” No! It did happen and you must learn how to move forward and how to lead your life from then on. You must learn from the past and continue moving forward. This will lead to a better and plentiful life once you have dealt with the situations you face today.
3) Perfection. To be perfect in a biblical sense, is not what we think it is. It does not refer to the obsessive-compulsive perfectionist that many of us carry within us. Rather, it refers, in today’s terms, to the search for excellence in things with humility and honesty. The perfectionist seeks an ideal whatever the cost without measuring whether or not he will be able to achieve it. Instead, God invites you to seek excellence to the best of your abilities according to the possibilities you have.
God bless you in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Remember, Heaven is our goal!
