Practice What You Preach

MATTHEW 7:15-20

Jesus said to his disciples: "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but underneath are ravenous wolves. By their fruits you will know them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Just so, every good tree bears good fruit, and a rotten tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a rotten tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. So by their fruits you will know them."

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How do we become worthy preachers of God's Word? When we practice what we preach!

This is the essence of today's Gospel.

Shall we allow to be branded as wolves in sheep's clothing, ready to devour on any unsuspecting sheep?

Let us prayerfully meditate on what God wants us to be: as faithful Christians willing to stand up for our faith in Jesus Christ.

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I just shook the hand of one of our speakers, a person with HIV, today after her talk on HIV/AIDS in our Infectious Diseases module.

It was heartwarming, especially after meditating on what our speaker went through.

What have we done to ease the pain that others bear?

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Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, pray for us.

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