06/09/2026
23º Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario.
Hoy Jesús nos deja algunos interrogantes: ¿cuánto nos importan realmente las personas? ¿Y cuánto hemos aprendido sobre las relaciones humanas?
A veces, al madurar, pensamos que hemos aprendido mucho sobre las relaciones y nos convertimos en “expertos”: sabemos reconocer los defectos de los demás, sabemos juzgar, sabemos cuándo alejarnos y, muchas veces, hasta nos enorgullecemos de ser “sinceros”, diciendo todo lo que pensamos, duela a quien duela.
Pero hoy Jesús nos presenta un camino diferente.
En el Evangelio (Mt 18,15-20), nos dice: “Si tu hermano peca contra ti, ve y repréndelo a solas.”
Jesús no dice: “aléjate”.
No dice: “que se las arregle como pueda”.
Dice simplemente: “Ve.”
Ve al encuentro de tu hermano. Acércate. Da tú el primer paso. Preocúpate por él. No te rindas con él.
Porque, para Jesús, el otro no es alguien de quien simplemente debemos alejarnos cuando nos incomoda. Es alguien que nos ha sido confiado. Alguien con quien estamos llamados a caminar.
Todavía tenemos mucho que aprender sobre el Amor.
Por ejemplo, amar no significa decirle al otro todo lo que pensamos, de cualquier manera. A veces confundimos sinceridad con amor y pensamos que, porque estamos diciendo la verdad, estamos haciendo el bien.
Pero la verdad necesita estar acompañada de Amor, empatía, paciencia y prudencia.
Hay verdades que, cuando se dicen sin Amor, hieren profundamente. Y hay verdades que, dichas con ternura, en el momento adecuado y con el corazón adecuado, pueden ayudar a sanar.
Por eso, antes de hablar, quizá necesitemos preguntarle al Señor:
¿Realmente quiero ayudar a esta persona o simplemente quiero decir lo que pienso?
¿Quiero el bien de mi hermano o simplemente quiero tener la razón?
Tal vez esta sea una de las grandes conversiones que Jesús nos pide: no solo aprender a hablar con el otro, sino aprender a amar al otro mientras hablamos.
Como discípulos de Jesús, tenemos este desafío diario: aprender a caminar juntos, a apoyarnos en nuestras debilidades y caídas, sin juzgarnos. Y el mismo Jesús, presente en medio de nosotros, nos dará fuerzas y discernimiento para que nuestro orgullo y nuestras heridas sean sustituidos por la caridad.
Señor, haz de mí un instrumento de unidad.
Donde haya división, que yo lleve comunión.
Donde haya juicio, misericordia.
Donde haya distancia, cercanía.
Y donde haya un hermano que se está perdiendo, dame suficiente Amor para ir a buscarlo.
Enséñame a no utilizar la verdad como un arma, sino como un camino hacia la comunión.
Enséñame a corregir sin humillar, a hablar sin herir, a acercarme sin juzgar.
Y cuando tenga que elegir entre tener la razón y amar, que yo elija amar.
Porque amar es mucho más importante que tener la razón.
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Today Jesus leaves us with some questions: How much do we really care about other people? And how much have we truly learned about human relationships?
Sometimes, as we mature, we think we have learned a great deal about relationships and become “experts”: we know how to recognize other people’s faults, we know how to judge, we know when to walk away, and, many times, we even take pride in being “honest,” saying everything we think, no matter who may be hurt.
But today Jesus shows us a different path.
In the Gospel (Mt 18:15-20), he tells us: “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone.”
Jesus does not say, “Walk away.”
He does not say, “Let him deal with it himself.”
He simply says: “Go.”
Go to your brother. Draw near. Take the first step. Care about him. Do not give up on him.
Because, for Jesus, the other person is not someone we should simply walk away from when they make us uncomfortable. He is someone entrusted to us. Someone with whom we are called to walk.
We still have so much to learn about Love.
For example, loving does not mean telling another person everything we think, however we want to say it. Sometimes we confuse honesty with love and think that, because we are telling the truth, we are doing what is right.
But truth needs to be accompanied by Love, empathy, patience, and prudence.
Some truths, when spoken without Love, can deeply hurt. And some truths, when spoken with tenderness, at the right time and with the right heart, can help to heal.
So, before we speak, perhaps we need to ask the Lord:
Do I really want to help this person, or do I simply want to say what I think?
Do I want what is best for my brother, or do I simply want to be right?
Perhaps this is one of the great conversions Jesus asks of us: not only to learn how to speak to others, but to learn how to love the other person while we speak.
As disciples of Jesus, we face this daily challenge: to learn to walk together, to support one another in our weaknesses and falls, without judging one another. And Jesus himself, present among us, will give us the strength and discernment we need so that our pride and our wounds may be replaced by charity.
Lord, make me an instrument of unity.
Where there is division, let me bring communion.
Where there is judgment, mercy.
Where there is distance, closeness.
And where there is a brother who is losing his way, give me enough Love to go and find him.
Teach me not to use truth as a weapon, but as a path toward communion.
Teach me to correct without humiliating, to speak without hurting, to draw near without judging.
And when I have to choose between being right and loving, may I choose to love.
Because loving is far more important than being right.