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Sunday, August 30, 2009, 22nd Sunday Ordinary Time
Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8, James 1:17-18, 21-22, 27, Psalm 15:2-5, Mark
7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
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A BIG TO-DO
"Act on this word. If all you do is listen to it, you are deceiving
yourselves." —James 1:22
Some of you have been reading this booklet, One Bread, One Body, for
years. You have read hundreds and thousands of Scripture passages. You are
greatly blessed. The Lord is not expecting us to remember all these Bible
verses or to know how to interpret them all. He does expect us to live
them all by His grace.
Knowing God's word demands doing His word. On Judgment Day, the Lord will
not ask us what we know of His word, but how we've lived it. "For it is
not those who hear the law who are just in the sight of God; it is those
who keep it who will be declared just" (Rm 2:13).
So let's not kid ourselves. Let's take every word of the Bible to heart
and to life. "Humbly welcome the word that has taken root in you, with its
power to save you" (Jas 1:21). The Lord will never give us a commandment
without empowering us to do it.
Jesus promised: "Anyone who hears My words and puts them into practice is
like the wise man who built his house on rock" (Mt 7:24). "He is no
forgetful listener, but one who carries out the law in practice. Blest
will this man be in whatever he does" (Jas 1:25). Jesus also promised: "My
mother and My brothers are those who hear the word of God and act upon it"
(Lk 8:21). Do the word.
Prayer: Jesus, by obeying Your word may I be Your mother, brother, and
sister (Mk 3:34-35).
Promise: "Now, Israel, hear the statutes and decrees which I am teaching
you to observe, that you may live, and may enter in and take possession of
the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving you." —Dt 4:1
Praise: Praise Jesus, the Word of God, Who is "gentle and humble of heart"
(Mt 11:29).
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Rescript: In accord with the "Code of Canon Law", I hereby grant my
permission to publish "One Bread, One Body" covering the period from
August 1, 2009 through September 30, 2009
†Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of
Cincinnati, February 11, 2009
The rescript is a declaration that a book or pamphlet is considered to be
free of doctrinal or moral error. It is not implied that those who have
granted ecclesial permission agree with the contents, opinions, or
statements expressed.
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