Ezekiel 43:1-7 / Matthew 23:1-12
Whenever it comes to a task, it is always easier said than done. Just looking at something that needs to be done, we may have ideas and give suggestions about how to do it.
But when it comes to carrying out those ideas and suggestions, it may be far from easy and simple.
Sowing a button back onto a shirt may seem simple. But when we can't find the correct needle or thread, then we will just be stuck with a seemingly simple task.
Doing a corporal or spiritual work of mercy may seem simple and we can talk and discuss about it and have profound reflections, but doing it can be another matter altogether.
So when we give ideas and suggestions, let us also put our hands on the task and feel for ourselves what is required of it. It may not be as easy as we think.
In the gospel, Jesus told the people to listen to what the scribes and Pharisees tell them since they occupy the chair of Moses, but not to be guided by what they do, since they do not practice what they preach.
When we don't practice what we preach, then we will just be giving a lot of ideas and suggestions and even comments and criticisms!
Let us be humble and let our actions speak and bring help to those in need.