During the Church year, we journey through the Sermon on the Mount. We hear Jesus say, “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.” What Jesus calls us to look at is not the letter of the Law, but what is at the heart of the matter. Our actions arise from the movements in our heart, and so we need to change our hearts if we are to avoid acting in an evil manner.
When I dragged a friend to Adoration recently, she pumped me with panicky questions while on the way. “Sitting for an hour in silence? But what do you do?”