Tuesday of Week 17 in Ordinary Time
Mathew's fond of this phrase, using it five times. Me...not so much. It's always in reference to the final judgement. I get caught between the gnashing of teeth in fiery Gehenna and the psalmist's refrain: The Lord is Kind and Merciful...slow to anger, rich in kindness. What I need to hear from these judgement texts is that it all matters. The how of my living is fraught with consequence.
It's a balancing act to avoid becoming paralyzed by scrupulosity on the one hand and throwing in the towel because the world is in such need, on the other.
I will seek to find that balance. And I'll add joy and humor...certain gifts of the Holy Spirit.
But I'm seriously counting on the kind and merciful! Seriously!
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