Carmelite homily for Tuesday, February 11, 2020 – Lectionary 330 (Mark 7:1-13)
In today’s Gospel we have Jesus condemning loopholes. The people are called to do the weightier things of the Law, like take care of one another or honor parents; and they get out of it by loopholes. Well, Jesus condemns these loopholes. Saint Teresa of Avila writes, “Let us walk with sincerity before God aiming at pleasing him alone and not people.” Because if we’re working on loopholes, we’re working not for the good of the people, and definitely not the will of God, nor our own growth. So let us work at pleasing God today.