Give And You Shall Receive

 

  Lk 6:36-38

 Be Merciful

³⁶ Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

Judging Others

³⁷ “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. ³⁸ Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

What would our families, work places, world be if all of us put these virtues into practice? Here is an outline for a good and happy life for family, community and national harmony, but as we look around us, we see we have a long way to go to put these virtues, these behaviors, into practice. Where can I be merciful today, less judgmental, more forgiving, more generous with my time and talent? Help me to make the effort to practice these virtues, and trust that you will give me the grace to do so.

Bro. Rene

Dear God, these short verses present a lifetime challenge.  Help me to be more merciful and less judgemental. Amen.