“‘These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me. Mark 7:6
Read St. Mark 7:
Advertising should help people decide what they need, not coerce them into buying what they don't need. A candidate for office should stick to the issues and not pretend to be some sort of demi-god. A teacher of religion should stick to what pleases God and not to vain traditions that serve man's ego instead of serving God. In chapter seven Jesus moved from confronting the hypocrites in his region to showing the love and power of God to those who did not presume to have the favor of God. He set free a young girl who was bound by a demon who was of Greek, not Hebrew heritage. He loosed the tongue of a man born deaf and dumb and gave him the freedom to speak. We who are oppressed by the devil in living among " a people of unclean lips" are free to seek holiness and righteousness. The access to this new freedom comes from the heart. We find the love of Jesus overpowers the hatred of greed and prejudice. His love brings us into fellowship with those who disagree with us but are sincere in seeking the truth.
We trust that Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. He will bring home his lost sheep.
Happy St. Valentine's Day.
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