The Lord said, "Woe to you Pharisees! You pay Tithes of mint and rue and of every garden herb, and you pay no attention to judgement and to love of God. These you should have done, without overlooking the others. Woe to you Pharisees! You love the seat of honor in synagogues and greetings in marketplaces. Woe to you! You are like unseen graves over which people unknowingly walk." Then one of the scholars of the law said to him in reply, "Teacher, by saying this you are insulting us too." And he said, "Woe also to you scholars of the law! You impose on the people burdens hard to carry, but you yourselves do not lift one finger to touch them."
Consideration: Jesus once again speaks clearly and profoundly about hypocrisy. This was true when Jesus walked the earth, and it is still true today. How many leaders speak to the people about what they should do and how to conduct their lives, but they fail to follow their own directives themselves. Let us pray for those who have positions of authority and power to rule and guide knowing that what they do is done by the grace of God. Amen.
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