Ezekiel 15:21-28 / Matthew 5:21-26
We should know by now that sin has devastating consequences, in the temporal as well as in the eternal.
But despite knowing that, we still give in to temptation and we commit sin, regardless of grave or venial sins.
Yes, we have to acknowledge that we are prone to sin, that the lure of sin can be too great for us to resist, and that we just want to fulfil our desires.
But still, we must not say that since we are so weak, then there is no point resisting temptation and might as well sin all we want.
It is what the 1st reading said, that the upright man renounces his integrity, commits sin, copies the wicked man and practises every kind of filth.
Certainly we won't want to do that, not just because we know that sin comes with punishment.
We don't want to sin because we know that God loves us and that in loving God and others, we too will grow in love and virtue.
When we resist temptation, we will be at peace. May we also grow in virtue, so that we will want to do God's will and love God and others.