Carmelite homily for Monday, January 27, 2020 – Lectionary 317 (Mark 3:22-30)
I like this line from Saint John of the Cross. He writes, “Those who become angry over the sins of others and reprove these others angrily have set themselves up as lords of virtue. Such conduct is contrary to spiritual meekness.” I think that’s what we see in this Gospel. There are ‘lords of virtue’ here who are condemning the Lord of Life as Beelzebub. I think the call, if we’re going to be spiritual people, is to be spiritually meek, and not be condemnatory or judgmental. Sometimes I think the one unforgiveable sin is when we ourselves are unforgiving. I think Jesus sometimes means it when he says, “the measure you measure out will be measured back to you.” Instead, let us search for and let us live in spiritual meekness.