Tuesday of week 2 in Ordinary Time

What lies in men's hearts?

Mark 2:23-28


In the two readings, it is not through external manifestations that we are judged but by what is inside, for God looks into the heart.

What lies in men's hearts?

We somehow learned in theology that the root cause of man's sinfulness lies in that pure desire symbolized by the serpent.

 Mankind's history is a history of God taming that desire after man disobeyed Him.

But desires are neither good nor evil.  It is how man uses them that account for the good or evil in the world.

We can use our desires to aim for the true, the good, and the beautiful.  For a saint who desires only what is good has the energy and life to do it.

We can use our desires to see God and be created in his image and likeness.

Third, we use our desires to lead people to heaven.

Use that desire for good, God, and others.


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