One wonders, after hearing these passages from scripture today, if some amount of suffering of some type necessarily accompanies sharing the Gospel.
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Woes and delights stand out equally
The first reading, an explosion of blessing and grace; and the Gospel, an explosion of condemnation and revilement — what a cataclysmic set of opposites today!
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Paul, Jesus speak of fullness of blessing and grace
Hopefully, we listen and hear!
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Knock-knock-knockin’ on heaven’s door — persistently
There is nothing that says the first attempt at prayer is the best or only possible request. Are we willing to be persistent with our God?
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Take care how you hear and listen
And although this (what I am about to say) is not a literal translation of that, one could perhaps say, use it or lose it!
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Jesus is our endless everything — our endless potential
This potential depends upon the rich gift of the unity of the Spirit. Jesus, clearly, is our eternal source of unity and peace.
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Through the Eucharist, Christ calls us to deeper unity with him
At every celebration of the Eucharist we utter those same words just before the Eucharistic Christ comes under “our roof” as we consume the Eucharist
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Like St. John Chrysostom, we’re compelled to follow, become like Christ in every way
That was his calling, and that is our calling.
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God encourages us to listen deeply to his voice
In today’s scripture we recognize the long history of God speaking to us, especially through the prophets. We also recognize his call to us to proclaim his prophetic word today to one another and to the world.
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God dwells in our weakness
There we discover God. There we discover ourselves. There we end up realizing and believing Jesus’ words.
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