The Problem of Religion.5

"You make ceremonial offerings of even the herbs that grow at your front door. 
All the while, 
   you have forgotten 
      the weighty matters 
         of the law: 
judgment, mercy, and faith." 

--Jesus

What gives anything weight?

"Gravity is the force that gives an object weight. Weight is merely a measure of the amount of force

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 gravity exerts upon an object. Weight is not the same as mass, although these two terms are frequently used interchangeably. Mass is a measure of how much matter an object contains. Weight is the gravitational force that acts upon that mass." -from answers.com

God's Perfecting Will is the force that gives our obedience weight!  The real question is: how can we enlarge our obedience (mass) to give greater weight to the work God intends in and through us?

Me and the Law: "I'm approaching forty years of marriage to the same woman.  I've never committed adultery! Hurrah."

Judgement of Jesus: "If a man looks at a woman to lust after her he has committed adultery in his heart."

Me: "(silence)"

Mercy of Jesus: "Blessed are the Pure in Heart, they will see God."

Me and Faith: "Lord Jesus, I want to see joy in Your Face, and hear Your Voice saying: 'Well done, good and faithful!' Consuming Fire, burn out the impurity in my heart!

He ain't heavy, He's my Brother!

O! What a Savior!