Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
“Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven.
“Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven.
So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
Shout out, do not hold back! Lift up your voice like a trumpet! Announce to my people their rebellion, to the house of Jacob their sins.
And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.