Last Sunday, we heard the passage from Luke’s Gospel in which Jesus told us to enter through the narrow gate, that many would not have the strength to do so, but we are called to have the courage and perseverance and persistence to enter through the gate of discipleship and of faith. Today, we hear Jesus calling out the scribes and Pharisees for the way they live out their faith journey. I am working on a motivational journal. This journal helps me map out goals and what I want to accomplish. The journal recently had a quote from retired football player Matthew Slater that stated, consistency is big in whatever we are doing. It is easy to focus on the little details that ultimately do not matter, with the big picture getting lost. It is easy to work on things that ultimately don’t matter. It is easy to get bored or to lose our motivation and to not stay consistent. The Pharisees and scribes were more interested in trapping Jesus than in learning from him. They were more interested in tiny details of the law and in the process ignoring the spirit of the law. May we always stay true to the Gospel.
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