Matthew 23:23-24
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone. You blind guides, who strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel!”
This passage is from Jesus' teaching in the Gospel of Matthew, likely in Jerusalem during the final week of his life. He is addressing the religious leaders of his day, the scribes and Pharisees, highlighting what he sees as a misplacement of priorities in their religious practices.
What practices do we uphold today, individually or communally, that might distract from the 'weightier matters' of living out justice, mercy, and faith?