Today, Jesus invites us to go beyond what any mere follower of the law can experience. Even without committing evil deeds, habit often hardens the desire to pursue holiness, conforming us to the routine of behaving well, and nothing more. Saint John Bosco used to say: "Good is the enemy of the best." This is where the Word of the Master reaches us, inviting us to do "greater" things (cf. Mt 5:20), which begin with a different attitude. Greater things that, paradoxically, pass for lesser, for the smallest. To become angry, to despise, and to deny one's brother are not appropriate for the disciple of the Kingdom, who has been called to be—nothing more and nothing less—than the salt of the earth and the light of the world (cf. Mt 5:13-16), based on the validity of the Beatitudes (cf. Mt 5:3-12).

Jesus, with authority, changes the interpretation of the negative precept “You shall not kill” (cf. Ex 20:13) to the positive interpretation of the profound and radical demand for reconciliation, placed—for greater emphasis—in relation to worship. Thus, no offering is of any use when you “recall that your brother has anything against you” (Mt 5:23). Therefore, it is important to settle any dispute, because otherwise the invalidity of the offering will turn against you (cf. Mt 5:26).

All this can only be mobilized by great love. Saint Paul tells us: “The commandments, ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not covet,’ and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this saying, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ Love does no evil to the neighbor; hence, love is the fulfillment of the law.” Let us ask to be renewed in the gift of love—down to the smallest detail—for our neighbors, and our lives will be the best and most authentic offering to God.