Proverbs to Verbs

Every culture has its own set of proverbs, pithy sayings, catchy idioms, maxims and words of wisdom. The Gospel too offers us varied statements, beautiful verses exactly like proverbs in a culture. Love your enemies, be compassionate, treat others as you would like others to treat you, and many such beautiful verses. The danger is that these sayings can remain as beautiful decorations on our walls and in our living rooms rather than inspirations for our actions. May we remove these mere decorative verses and proverbs from our walls and put them into the centre of our living, into our actions. May the proverbs become verbs. (Inspired by a reflection from the CD material, Entering the Lectionary on today's gospel reading.)