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What a wonderful and scandalous story we find in today’s gospel reading! (John 4:5-42) Jesus is once again sharing the good news – and in fact says he is the Messiah. But wait! He tells a Samaritan …. and not any Samaritan, but a Samaritan woman. [...]
What must it have been like for Peter, James and his brother, John, to see Jesus transfigured (Matthew 17:1-9)? What must it have been like to suddenly see Moses and Elijah? The disciples were charged with telling no one, yet the others must have noticed a [...]
In Matthew 4:1-11, we read the debate between Jesus and the devil. The devil uses scripture in an attempt to sway Jesus, and Jesus responses, also using scripture. What is your back-up? Perhaps you, too, respond to temptations by quoting scripture. Or, perhaps religious tradition, family [...]
These words may well be the most important of the scripture readings for today! “Brothers and Sisters: Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” 1Cor.3:16 Take this in; accept it. Believe it.
In the reading for Sunday, the people were told that keeping the commandments would save them (Sir 15:15). In a similar reading in Deuteronomy (Det. 30:15-20), Moses told his people the same thing. Told repeatedly, it seems the early people had a hard time remembering how [...]
As we are reminded of Jesus’ baptism (Matthew 3:13-17), we may well consider our own. If you were baptized, do you remember? Many were baptized as infants, so memories of the sacrament would be through photos. Even if you don’t remember, what does your baptism [...]
for you in 2923: The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26
May you have a gentle day!
In Isaiah 2:1-5, one of the readings for Sunday, we are told of a time when the nations will no longer raise swords and spears against each other; there will be no war. We sigh. This hasn’t happened yet. Before condemning only the nations, perhaps we [...]
The words of Psalm 17:6a: “I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God…” lead us to question ourselves. For your reflection: Do you call on God? If so, do you turn to God in both the good and the not-so-good times? Do you [...]