Brothers' Bread Episode 25: Embracing Challenges

<p>“If Jesus is the one who calls us to the challenge, then he will provide us the grace and the blessings that will make us overcome and triumph over these challenges." - Br. Bernie Oca FSC</p> <p><strong>Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Reading from Luke 6:27-38</strong></p> <p>Jesus said to his disciples:<br> “To you who hear I say,<br> love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,<br> bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.<br> To the person who strikes you on one cheek,<br> offer the other one as well,<br> and from the person who takes your cloak,<br> do not withhold even your tunic.<br> Give to everyone who asks of you,<br> and from the one who takes what is yours do not demand it back.<br> Do to others as you would have them do to you.<br> For if you love those who love you,<br> what credit is that to you?<br> Even sinners love those who love them.<br> And if you do good to those who do good to you,<br> what credit is that to you?<br> Even sinners do the same.<br> If you lend money to those from whom you expect repayment,<br> what credit is that to you?<br> Even sinners lend to sinners,<br> and get back the same amount.<br> But rather, love your enemies and do good to them,<br> and lend expecting nothing back;<br> then your reward will be great<br> and you will be children of the Most High,<br> for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.<br> Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.<br> <br> “Stop judging and you will not be judged.<br> Stop condemning and you will not be condemned.<br> Forgive and you will be forgiven.<br> Give, and gifts will be given to you;<br> a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing,<br> will be poured into your lap.<br> For the measure with which you measure<br> will in return be measured out to you.”</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/yesbro">#YesBro</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/brothersbread">#BrothersBread</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/delasalleph">#DeLaSallePH</a> <a href="ht