In today's first reading, Galatians 3: 7-14, St. Paul reminds us that "no one is justified before God by the law." Only our faith in Christ Jesus justifies us. "[T]he one who is righteous by faith will live," Paul tells us. "But the law does not depend on faith... Christ ransomed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written, Cursed be everyone who hangs on a tree, that the blessings (the gift of faith) of Abraham might be extended to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith."
Thank God for the gift of faith, especially on days when our behaviors would be condemned by the law. God does not condemn; no, God saves! Christ has ransomed you and me from the curse of the law "by becoming a curse" and gives us the grace to forgive those who "curse" us and, yes, defends us from ourselves when we want to stand in judgment of self!
With the psalmist, in today's responsorial psalm, let us pray:
"Majesty and glory are [God's] work,
and his justice endures forever.
He has won renown for his wondrous deeds;
gracious and merciful is the Lord."
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