Sunday – 15th Week in Ordinary Time – A
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the Lord be with you, and a blessed Sunday to you all. In today's readings, we hear about how God's Word is faithful. God's Word is penetrating. It has the power to enter into our hearts and transform our lives. God's Word is discipline because, as Saint Paul says, “the word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword” (Hebrews 4:12). In other words, it's going to hurt sometimes. And so Jesus in the Gospel speaks about how this precious Word of God, once given to us, will either be neglected, rejected, embraced, nourished, and treasured within our hearts, but it's up to us.