(Listen to this homily here).
This weekend I challenged our parishes to give up gossip
for Lent. The reason why I take
seriously such an endeavor is because God’s Word does. Listen again to what we heard from the
responsorial Psalm this morning: “You
sit speaking against your brother; against your mother’s son you
spread rumors. When
you do these things, shall I be deaf to it? Or do you think that I am like yourself? I will correct you by drawing them
up before your eyes.”
The
Bible, especially in the book of Psalms and Proverbs, consistently teaches that
our speech matters. We are not to
gossip, spread rumors or use cutting language. While it is difficult to gain mastery over our speech, Jesus
calls us to do it.
What
a providential reminder of what we committed to this weekend. May God bless us in our parish endeavor
to give up gossip for Lent.
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