He sent them out with the commission of proclaiming the kingdom of God and healing. He said to them, “Take nothing on the road, not staff or purse or bread or coin Don’t take two tunics.” Luke 9: 2-3 In his commentary on these instructions of Jesus to the disciples, Luke Timothy Johnson writes: “The…[read more]
Jesus answered them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.” Luke 8: 21 Today’s first reading from the Book of Ezra speaks of the rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple with the support of the Persian King Darius. We are told that the building is completed “according…[read more]
Brothers and sisters: I, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love, striving to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. Ephesians 4: 1-5 Being a believer…[read more]
But he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.” Luke 7: 50 At every level of our lives peace seems to be an increasingly rare commodity. Despite the fact that technology was once seen as promising the emergence of “a global village,” our increased virtual contact with each other seems…[read more]
Jesus said to the crowds: “To what shall I compare the people of this generation? What are they like? They are like children who sit in the marketplace and call to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance.’ We sang a dirge, but you did not weep.'” Luke 7:…[read more]
Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. John 19: 25 Many years ago when my father was dying of esophogeal cancer, my cousin’s son, then a student in high school, would come to visit and sit on the floor next to…[read more]
Moses accordingly made a bronze serpent and mounted it on a pole, and whenever anyone who had been bitten by a serpent looked at the bronze serpent, he lived. Numbers 21: 9 Strangely enough, it can be very difficult for us to receive a gift. it is really much easier to receive what…[read more]
I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and an arrogant man, but I have been mercifully treated because I acted out of ignorance in my unbelief. 1 Timothy 1: 13 A question that the above description gives rise to is whether we are arrogant because we are ignorant, or ignorant because we are arrogant.…[read more]
Put on, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if one has a grievance against another; as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do. Colossians 3: 12-13 In today’s gospel Jesus tells us: “If you lend money…[read more]
Think of what is above, not of what is on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ your life appears, then you too will appear with him in glory. Colossians 3: 2-4 It has been said that every great author has one main idea which she…[read more]
Recent Comments