The readings present some demanding words. God is Holy. We are to be perfect as God our Father is perfect.
The Law was designed to restrain people from getting carried away with punishment for crimes. But with Jesus coming to fulfill the Law, we now view the Law differently. In Jesus, we, God's people, are His Temple, a vessel carrying His presence into the world. We must go beyond the Law, and beyond ourselves, to show lovingkindness toward all, those who do right and those who do wrong, just as God does, because that is what He did for us when we were once lost in sin. God's wisdom, granted through His Spirit, and so unlike the world's wisdom, is what carries us beyond ourselves.
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