As has happened with the other selections from the Sermon on the Plain in the previous two Sunday's Gospel readings, so Jesus challenges us again this day to live differently than our human inclinations would direct us: He challenges us to not be so quick to judge others, but rather to think more about ourselves and where we need transformation in our hearts and character. Ultimately, the heart is what truly counts, because what is there that influences the way we live our lives.
God sent us His Son Jesus to be our Savior, the Gospel truth that attains its full power when it enters in us and transforms our hearts as we repent and turn more closely to God. In the life of faith, we strive to root ourselves more deeply in God, which is the way to flourishing.
We come to see that God has given us a great purpose in Life because, as the 2nd reading from 1 Corinthians 15 describes, He has conquered sin and death by the Paschal Mystery of Christ. It's marvelous that we hear this reading proclaimed on the final Sunday before Lent begins, which culminates in the Triduum when we remember and celebrate the events of the Paschal Mystery.
Knowing all that God has done to redeem us in Christ and celebrating God's goodness, we know that the work is worthwhile to repent, opening our hearts to transformation so that we may advance the Kingdom of God in the world by proclaiming Who He is with our lives.
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