Dt. 4:1-2, 6-8; Psalm 15: 1-3; James 1:17-18, 21-22, 27, Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

planted within our heart
we hear the truth
the ancient law of Moses
beating within us
giving life
we do God’s justice
in love of all
purified from within
our soul fed
we are saved
from the evil
ways of
greed and malice
deceit and envy
arrogance and harm
reaching out
to widow
and orphan
to the abandoned–
we abandon
ourselves
to God
becoming doers
not hearers only
of His word

Do you cling to human tradition or do you hear God’s word and act on it?