God commands the people of Israel how to live in right relationship with Him, laying out the most prominent commands in the first reading that are collectively referred to as "the Ten Commandments". These are His Words that give us life.
Jesus, in righteous anger, clears the Temple because the commercial activity prevents people from truly worshiping God, and having a relationship with Him. Lent is a time that calls us to clear out from our lives what prevents us from having a right relationship with God, and to recommit ourselves to His commands, which are not burdens, but are meant to free us to live fully as He wants for us, freedom we live under that was won for us by the Cross of Christ, the ultimate power in our lives.
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