Word to the Wise
Thursday, June 26, 2014 - Thursday in the 12th Week in Ordinary Time
[2 Kgs 24:8-17 and Matt 7:21-29]Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.....
We have come to the end of the Sermon on the Mount and Jesus closes with some ringing words about hearing and acting! It is not enough just to hear or to speak. One must act on the teachings. If we fast forward to Matthew 25:31-45 we can find a list! The person who hears and acts is the wise person who has a true foundation in Jesus' teachings! Such a person will be able to withstand some very great trials.
The entire Sermon on the Mount is presented as a teaching by a teacher who speaks on his own authority and not simply quoting teachers who came before. This explains the awe and wonder that the audience experienced. Can we say the same about our own reaction? Perhaps we need to review the lesson again and again! Listen and act! AMEN