We are not to bicker, complain, gossip, or attack. Our priority is to love. It is not a love that turns a blind eye to injustice but it is a love that sees the logs in our own eyes instead of the speck in our neighbour's. It is a love that prays for instead of judging , because the charism of love is more powerful than the office of correction. In fact, the first three spiritual works of mercy belong in a particular way to the ordained :to counsel the doubtful, instruct the ignorant, and admonish the sinner. Even in those rare instances where we must practice these works such as within our homes , it should always be done with love, and by humbly assuming that we are a greater sinner than the one we are correcting. And it is love rather than correction that draws our hearts to His sacred Heart.
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