There is nothing wrong with being a scribe or a Pharisee, someone whose life is centered on the study of the law of God. We meet several noteworthy ones in…

May our heartfelt prayer be not only “Lead me, Lord, along the everlasting way”—but also “Give me the grace—and the will—to follow.”

Paul writes not to shame, but to admonish, to correct the erring ways of his beloved children in Christ.

The human heart must be receptive and cooperative with this work of God, open to the power of the Spirit at work within.