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Tuesday, November 18, 2008, Dedication of, Sts. Peter & Paul, St. Rose
Philippine Duchesne
Revelation 3:1-6, 14-22, Psalm 15, Luke 19:1-6
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YOU MAKE ME SICK!
"Because you are lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I will spew you out of My
mouth!" —Revelation 3:16
Jesus said that the lukewarm Christians of Laodicea made Him feel like
throwing up. Then He knocked at their door and wanted to have supper with
them (Rv 3:20). Isn't it contradictory to want to have supper with people
who make you sick? Yet Jesus loves us so much that He is willing to be
sick, to suffer, and to die so as to share His life with us.
Zacchaeus, the little tax collector, was another sickening person. Tax
collectors, because of their complicity with the oppressive Roman
government, made Jews sick. The Jews didn't throw up, but they would
sometimes spit at the tax collectors. Jesus also was repulsed by the sins
of Zacchaeus and by the thought of having to atone for them on Calvary.
However, Jesus reached out to Zacchaeus, invited Himself to supper, and
brought salvation to Zacchaeus' house (Lk 19:5, 9).
We have been or are sickening in our sins. Even when we can't stand
ourselves, Jesus is knocking at the door. Open up to Him.
Prayer: Jesus, come into my life this very hour.
Promise: "I will never erase his name from the book of the living, but
will acknowledge him in the presence of My Father and His angels." —Rv 3:5
Praise: St. Paul rejoiced when the gospel of Christ spread to others, even
when that meant physical suffering for himself (Phil 1:17-18).
(For a related teaching, order our tape on "Spiritual Anorexia" on audio
AV 101-1 or video V-101.)
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October 1, 2008 through November 30, 2008
†Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of
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