So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
How can I, even why should I expect that He can be mollified by a gift that is offered by an unrepentant heart? If I have offended another bearer of His image, and I am so insensitive to His holiness that I don't realize it–I have amends to make beginning with my brother. I must humbly approach my fellow human being and petition his forgiveness. Is this not proof that I have taken Matthew 5:3-11 to heart and seek to reorder my life according to this guide?
Today's readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 100
Mid-day: 119:121-128
Evening: Psalm 26
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