From the Gospel according to Matthew
Mt 7:21-29

Jesus said to his disciples:
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’
will enter the Kingdom of heaven,
but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.
Many will say to me on that day,
‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name?
Did we not drive out demons in your name?
Did we not do mighty deeds in your name?’
Then I will declare to them solemnly,
‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you evildoers.’

“Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them
will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.
The rain fell, the floods came,
and the winds blew and buffeted the house.
But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock.
And everyone who listens to these words of mine
but does not act on them
will be like a fool who built his house on sand.
The rain fell, the floods came,
and the winds blew and buffeted the house.
And it collapsed and was completely ruined.”

When Jesus finished these words,
the crowds were astonished at his teaching,
for he taught them as one having authority,
and not as their scribes.

Word of the Lord.

Then he sinks.

The rock is Christ. He is my support, my strength, my way. And what keeps me united to Him? Listening to His Word and, very importantly, fulfilling it! If I fulfill it, He will make His dwelling in me.
In the Old Testament, we see how, time after time, when the people are unfaithful, there are grave consequences. Now it seems that it’s not like that, but it is. The difference is that now the consequences are more for the soul than for the body, although the body ends up being affected as well. The consequences are for the heart, and love grows if Christ is in me, or it crumbles and scatters if He is not, as happened in the time of Nebuchadnezzar with the treasure of the temple of Israel.

Applied to Married Life:

Jaime: It’s true that for the past few days I’ve been making mistakes, and I’ve created painful situations with you.
Merche: And I with you.
Jaime: But at least I know that it’s because I have acted outside the Word of God, and of course, inevitable consequences for love follow.
Merche: As soon as we disobey, it happens to us like Peter when Jesus told him to walk on the water to come to Him. As soon as he looked at the storm and disobeyed by taking his eyes off the Lord, he began to sink. That’s what has happened to us.
Jaime: Let’s reconcile with the Lord and with each other and continue building our marriage on the rock. What do you think?
Merche: I think it’s wonderful.

Mother,

As soon as we do not act according to the Gospel, we start sinking. Mother, do not let us fall into temptation. Amen.
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