The texts today from the Roman Catholic Lectionary urge us to develop our relationship with God using our freedom to choose to be generous with others.
The letter to the Galatians continues the appeal of Paul to his audience for a decision in favour of the Spirit and faith as the guide to their journey with Christ. In the living out of the journey with Jesus, we may find ourselves in the position of the Pharisee in the Gospel from Luke who seeks more information about Jesus but when challenged to review our own deficiencies become more defensive and retreat to the comfort of our preconceptions of how an encounter with God should play out. Sue Crawford expresses the view that our freedom in Christ is experienced in our love for God and one another as we free the time and treasure once devoted to ourselves. Living by giving freely and generously to others expresses the love, compassion, kindness and mercy that is developing in our hearts in relationship with God according to Don Schwager.
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