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Friday, February 1, 2008
2 Samuel 11:1-4, 5-10, 13-17, Psalm 51, Mark 4:26-34
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THE EVIL EYE
"From the roof he saw a woman bathing, who was very beautiful." —2 Samuel
11:2
David's lustful look at Bathsheba resulted in adultery, the murder of
Bathsheba's husband Uriah, and the death of the baby conceived in this
adulterous union. David's adultery also furthered the deterioration and
division of his family. It would have ended in David's eternal damnation
had he not repented, and it all began with one lustful look.
We can see why Jesus commanded us to gouge out our eyes or cut off our
hands to resist the temptation to look at someone lustfully (Mt 5:28ff).
The Lord commands us: "Gaze not about the lanes of the city and wander not
through its squares; avert your eyes from a comely woman; gaze not upon
the beauty of another's wife" (Sir 9:7-8; see also 41:21).
"The eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyesight is sound, your whole
body is lighted up, but when your eyesight is bad, your body is in
darkness" (Lk 11:34). Jesus' "sex education" emphasizes avoiding looking
lustfully at others because He focuses not on sex but on chastity.
Chastity is protected by guarding our eyes from sexual temptations and
fixing our eyes on Jesus (Heb 12:2).
Prayer: Father, give me pure eyes so I can have a pure body.
Promise: God's kingdom "is like mustard seed which, when planted in the
soil, is the smallest of all the earth's seeds, yet once it is sown,
springs up to become the largest of shrubs." —Mk 4:31-32
Praise: Richard, a young man, continually prays for a rebirth of chastity,
especially among the youth.
(For related teaching, order our tape "Sex, Speech, and the Risen Life" on
audio AV 4B-3 or video V-4B.)
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February 1, 2008 through March 31, 2008
†Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General Archdiocese of Cincinnati,
August 14, 2007
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