Jesus said to his disciples: “I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the Kingdom of heaven. “You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment. But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment, and whoever says to his brother, Raqa, will be answerable to the Sanhedrin, and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ will be liable to fiery Gehenna. Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar, and there recall that your brother has anything against you, leave your gift there at the altar, go first and be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
Christ uses the beautiful metaphor of leaving gifts for God at the altar. I think a lot of times we assume that God is too busy to deal with our petty problems and worries, but He yearns for us to reach out to Him. Bring everything that is on your mind to prayer and just offer everything to God, even if it seems silly or totally random God wants to hear it from you.
Challenge:
If you are anything like me, then you say sarcastic stuff to your friends or siblings that can be kind of mean. While your intentions probably aren’t to hurt anyone’s feelings, you never know how the other person is going to react to what you say. Today try to not make any negative side-comments or ridicule any one else (even if your joking). When we speak positively we tend to feel positive too, so the next time you want to say something negative or mean just bite your tongue (not literally cause that would kind of hurt).
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