Jesus said to his disciples: ‘If your brother does something wrong, go and have it out with him alone, between your two selves. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother. If he does not listen, take one or two others along with you: whatever the misdemeanour, the evidence of two or three witnesses is required to sustain the charge. But if he refuses to listen to these, report it to the community; and if he refuses to listen to the community, treat him like a gentile or a tax collector.

‘In truth I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven; whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

‘In truth I tell you once again, if two of you on earth agree to ask anything at all, it will be granted to you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three meet in my name, I am there among them.’



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TODAY'S POINTERS ON GOD'S WORD
As you read the passage what words, phases or meanings caught your attention?


In today’s Gospel Jesus urges His disciples to try to win back those have caused division in the community through their sinful ways. He advises persuasion with compassion and love, instead admonishing the person with harsh words and judgmental ways .

When we restore and reconcile broken relationships in our community, through our love for our neighbours as Jesus Himself has shown us, we could have won back a soul for God .


Pray to have the grace and wisdom to be God’ s instrument of healing love and peace.



source:http://www.jesuit.org.sg/html/prayer/gospel.pointers/20090812.html

"Hail Mary, full of grace the Lord is with you;
Blessed are you among women,
And blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us sinners now
And at the hour of our death,
Amen"

"Glory be to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now and
ever shall be, world without end.
Amen"