STRIVING TO BE PERFECT AS THE HEAVENLY FATHER IS PERFECT

The Greek term that Matthew uses to quote Jesus’s call for us to be perfect is the same word used by St. Paul and St. Peter in their letters which we translate as  mature . St. Paul tells us we are called to the “complete measure of the stature” that belongs to Christ: spiritual, emotional, moral, and intellectual maturity. How do we get there? Our Lord also teaches we are to be forgiving “seventy times seven times.” Does anyone find that easy? We are also called to examine our own conscien