When the Pharisees criticized Jesus for not observing the prescribed washing before the meal at the home of a Pharisee, Jesus turned the complaint back to them and retorted: "Oh, you Pharisees! Although you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, inside you are filled with plunder and evil." (Lk 11: 39). He explains that by giving alms, "everything will be clean for you." (Lk 11:41). We've heard the expression, "Charity covers a multitude of sins." And surely it does, for when it comes to meeting our God, he will not ask how many "little laws" did you keep or break, but how much did you love? Our human weakness keeps us from scoring less than perfect on the details of the Law, but the spirit of the law is to love as Jesus did. Yes, keeping the law will help us do that, but if we concentrate on loving our neighbor, reaching out to help the needy, giving from our need as well as from our abundance of our time, talent, and resources, we'll find true cleanliness of heart, our "cup" will be clean and flowing over.
Bro. Rene
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