Today's readings are Psalm 15, Jeremiah 3:6-4:2, and Matthew 22:1-22.
In our reading for today Israel is compared to a prostitute and an adulteress. We see that the spiritual life has many comparisons to a marriage. We are called to be faithful to the Lord who called us. We are not to form close alliances with others. To do so is to take what belongs to God and give it to someone else. This will not do at all, for it turns our affections from the one who loved us beyond measure and gave himself for us.
What do we do then? We give to God the things which are his - love, trust, and obedience - and we come to him gratefully, recognizing that he has given us forgiveness and life through trust in him.
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