Jesus, in the Sermon on the Mount, calls us to be authentic. We should be honest in the way we pray, honest in our fasting and honest in our giving. All these actions should be motivated by our awe of God. Living a good life is not good enough if we are treasuring things of this world more than God.
When we desire to get brownie points with key leaders of the community, when we value our time more than others, when we focus on the feast and forget the fast, when we hold on to our material worth, we miss the point of Jesus’ words.
The entirety of the Sermon on the Mount is meant to help us understand the command to “love God with heart, soul, mind and strength, and love your neighbour as yourself.”
Prayers, Linda
