1 Thess 1:1-5, 8-10 / Matthew 23:13-22
God speaks to us in the Bible, which is the Holy Book of the Church.
The Bible contains the Word of God, and essentially it is about the Good News of salvation.
So, we not only hear the Word of God, we also hear that Good News of salvation that will change our lives.
The Good News is not just mere words but it has the power to save us and help us keep walking along the road of salvation.
In the 1st reading, St. Paul tells the Thessalonians that God loves them and that they have been chosen to hear the Good News.
They hear it, not only as words, but as power from the Holy Spirit and it gave them the conviction.
They also saw how the disciples testified to the Good News with their lives, and they followed their example.
In the gospel, Jesus pointed out the wrong actions of the scribes and Pharisees and warned against following them.
Let us be aware of our actions too. May we live our lives according to the Good News that we hear.
By living our lives in Christ, we bear testimony of the saving love of God for us and for the world.