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Lord My Chef Daily Recipe by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II Wednesday, Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time, Year II, 26 August 2026 2 Thessalonians 3:6-10, 16-18 <*((((>< + ><))))*> Matthew 23:27-32
Cleanse me inside, Lord Jesus, cleanse me thoroughly for I am indeed like "whitewashed tombs that appear beautiful outside, but inside are full of dead men's bones and every kind of filth"; you know so well how I fake good deeds and virtues, my humility with a hook that is self- serving, most of all, my being silent in many occasions because I am so timid, so afraid to make a stand for what is right, what is good, and what is just.
Jesus said, “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of filth. Even so, on the outside you appear righteous, but inside you are filled with hypocrisy and evildoing (Matthew 23:27-28).
Create a clean heart in me, Lord Jesus: I am so disordered within, anger and resentments, bitterness and pains from past experiences and persons still affecting me negatively; create a clean heart in me, Lord Jesus: still with doubts about my worth and abilities, so many skeletons, so many dead like tombstones, buried for so long, repeatedly whitewashed outside to hide all hypocrisies and evil. Cleanse me, Jesus, wash me thoroughly, take away my stony heart, create a clean heart in me, radiant with your love and mercy and presence. Amen.
