Fr. Jorge Miró shares with Exaudi readers his commentary on the  Gospel of Sunday, February 15, 2026,  entitled, “It was said to you… But I say to you.”

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The word that the Lord has given us today continues to invite us to listen to the Sermon on the Mount, which is the heart of Jesus’ preaching. And, moreover, the Word has begun by inviting us to discover the mystery of human freedom.

Faced with Jesus’ preaching, we always have two options: we can accept it or reject it, because we are free. Freedom is one of the greatest gifts God has given us, but freedom has consequences. As the first reading tells us, life and death are before you; each person will be given what they choose.

The path that leads to life—as Saint Paul told us—is very different from the path of the world. Christian wisdom is a divine, mysterious, hidden wisdom, predestined by God before time began for our glory.

A wisdom that consists not so much in knowing things as in savoring life. Those who possess the wisdom of the Spirit know how to live and savor life. The life they have, not with the fantasies they dream of, but with the life they actually have. In health and in sickness… They know how to live in all of life’s circumstances. And they know how to live in all of life’s circumstances because, as Saint Paul says, I can do all things through him who strengthens me. Because the key lies in experiencing everything with the Lord who, through the gift of his Spirit, makes all things new.

And as we embrace this teaching of Jesus, embracing it not as moralizing, but as good news, as a word of love and salvation, we will see how the Lord grants us the gift of living today’s Gospel. Not as a requirement, but as a gift; not as a burden, but as a present. For the Lord did not come to abolish the Law and the Prophets, but to fulfill them, and the New Covenant is written not on tablets of stone, but on the human heart. And it is not a dead letter, but a life-giving Spirit.

The New Covenant is the Holy Spirit poured out by the Lord into the heart of the Christian to “raise” them to the grace of forgiveness and to ultimate glory. The Gospel invites us to discover what this new justice is. Jesus’ demands are a call not to remain only with external actions, but to reach the very depths of our hearts.

Therefore, the Gospel invites us to discover that we are not owners but servants of the Word. It invites us to faithfulness: Whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. We cannot change the Gospel to adapt it to the fashions of the world… We are not owners of the Word of God, but its servants.

The Lord invites us to live fidelity in marriage from the depths of our hearts. And also to take our own lives seriously: If your right eye causes you to sin… What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?

In a world that talks a lot about peace but fosters aggression, hatred, resentment, and revenge, Jesus teaches us that Christians cannot live in conflict with their brothers and sisters. He teaches us that to live in peace with God, we must be at peace with our brothers and sisters.

In a world that teaches us to live in relativism and appearances, Jesus teaches us that a Christian must be honest, truthful, and faithful in his commitments and words.

Salvation is a free gift. But this gift must be received. And in our own freedom, we can reject it: God, who created you without you, will not save you without you (Saint Augustine). And all of this is a grace. It is not a task you must accomplish on your own, but a work the Holy Spirit will perform in you… if you trust Him and let Him work…

This is the program for life. Do you dare? Let yourself be renewed by the Holy Spirit! God loves you. He wants to give you happiness. This is the way! Take heart! The Lord is waiting for you.

Come, Holy Spirit!