Amos 9:13-15 / Matthew 9:14-17
To have pioustic practices to express our devotion to the Lord is certainly a good thing.
These religious practices also let others know how we pray and how we practice our faith.
So, it may be practices like going for Mass, praying the Rosary or other devotions, spending time with the Lord in the adoration chapel, almsgiving and fasting.
All these practices express our faith and also express our relationship with God.
While we may be devoted in our religious practices, it also needs to be said that not everyone must do what we do.
Some practices may appeal to some and we cannot and should not impose our religious practices on others.
In the gospel, John’s disciples asked Jesus why His disciples do not fast, while they and the Pharisees practice it.
It seems like John’s disciples and the Pharisee think that fasting is one of the best ways to practice the religion.
Not to do it might mean that one is not serious with the religion or taking it lightly.
But let us remember that God relates to us in a personal way and there are also many ways to express our relationship with God.
More that just religious and pioustic practices, it is the fruits of love that we bear with our faith.
And one of those fruits is when we understand that each person has his own way to relate with God and that we need to be less critical of how others practice their faith.