For it is from within, from men’s hearts, that evil intentions emerge: fornication, theft, murder, adultery, avarice, malice, deceit, indecency, envy, slander, pride, folly. All these evil things come from within and make a man unclean.
Mk.7:21-23
Jesus highlights that scrupulous piety over food laws is pointless. Regulation of what comes out from my heart is what matters most.
I am a human. Nothing human is alien to me. All the evil intentions listed by Jesus I know reside within me. It is purely the grace of God that gives me any hope of restraining them.
However, the converse is also true. I have within me things that are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, of good report; (Ph.4:8). It is purely the grace of God that gives me any hope of encouraging them.
Our Lady of Lourdes, please pray for me.
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