DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage
Dear Friend in the Lord,
“Living an Authentic Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed, “You must fulfil your oath to the Lord. But, do not swear at all. All you need say is ‘Yes’ if you mean yes, ‘No’ if you mean no.” Ponder on, “Are we authentic in our relationship with the Lord? He is our Creator, Saviour and Lord; no one and nothing else should have greater importance in our lives.”
Fr Philip Heng, S.J.
Matthew 5:33-37
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘You have heard how it was said to our ancestors, You must not break your oath, but must fulfil your oaths to the Lord. But I say this to you, do not swear at all, either by heaven, since that is God’s throne; or by earth, since that is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, since that is the city of the great King.
‘Do not swear by your own head either, since you cannot turn a single hair white or black. All you need say is “Yes” if you mean yes, “No” if you mean no; anything more than this comes from the Evil One.’