TODAY’S GOSPEL READING
23 JUNE, 2025
Matthew 7:1-5
At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, “Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgement you pronounce you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.”
THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD!
REFLECTION
We are all on a journey to the world described in today’s Gospel reading – a world free from prejudice, a world where we are not quick to label and judge, and a world where we respect one another as brothers and sisters. How we judge others reveals a great deal about ourselves and our view of God. The Promised Land is not a piece of real estate but the condition of our soul. Like Abraham, we are promised marvelous things if we leave our old ways. We are promised intimacy with God, life without end and the capacity to channel God’s life to others.
PRAYER
Lord I thank you for opening my eyes to the gravity of evil that wickedness promotes. I renounce in the name of Jesus, every spirit of luke warmness in my life. May every instrument of wickedness working against my life be removed now, in Jesus’ Name. Amen
