What is the Law on this?

The tendency of people to want to have the rules of our relationship with the Divine spelled out in detail is a theme of the texts from the Roman Catholic Lectionary today. Ezekiel proclaims that the fate of the righteous person who, knowing the nature of the relationship with the Divine, decides to move away from that intimacy is serious. The family understanding of the Divine relationship is more relevant than a ‘legal ‘interpretation. Members of the family understand that loyalty, faithfulness compassion and love factor into decisions about behavior. Matthew tells of Jesus expansion on the Law concerning the judgment of murderers. The consequence of anger is the concern. The decision to be angry and unforgiving is the seed of the capital crime. The turning away from the guidance of the indwelling Spirit occurs when the status of a brother or sister is de valued in our mind. The Divine Redemption which the psalmist seeks today is the restoration of the indwelling Spirit as guide to our actions.