Bulletin Announcement       Sunday     February 12, 2017             

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Christian author Steve Godfrey has a profound summary of today's Gospel:
 
'Normal fare is just that ... normal.  Yet every once in a while a plate is put down in front of us that contains something different and new.  I remember sitting down in Chicago for my first ever Persian dinner.  The waitress brought the plate, and as I looked down at the colorful sauces I said to myself, "Now this ... is something new."

'This feeling of excited discovery is what we're intended to experience in Matt. 5:21-31.  Each of the three sections within starts the same way.  "You have heard it said ... but I say to you."  The topics themselves are breathtaking in scope: Murder, Adultery, and Divorce...   Yet in each case Jesus stands conventional wisdom on it's head.  Our real problem, he says, is not ultimately murder, but the anger that lies at it's core.  Our real problem, he says, is not ultimately adultery, but the lust in our hearts.  Our real problem, he says, is not when to allow divorce, but the brokenness of our relationships.'

Do you ascribe to the love of law or to the Law of Love? How is this going to influence your actions and attitudes this week?



 







 


 
 
 

 

 



                                 
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