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Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Hebrews 7:1-3, 15-17, Psalm 110:1-4, Mark 3:1-6
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"YOU ARE A PRIEST"
"The matter is clearer still if another priest is appointed according to the likeness of Melchizedek." -Hebrews 7:15
The Israelites were enslaved, defeated in war, starved to death, exiled, and oppressed. In their pain, they asked Yahweh how He would free them. They received the revelation that they would be saved by the priesthood.
The Christians to whom the book of Hebrews was written were persecuted and martyred by the Roman government. They "endured mockery, scourging, even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, sawed in two, put to death at sword's point" (Heb 11:36-37). They received the revelation that Jesus, the "High Priest according to the order of Melchizedek" (Heb 5:10), had saved them by His sacrifice on Calvary. By living the Eucharist, the presence of Jesus' perfect sacrifice on Calvary, Christians are freed by Jesus, the High Priest.
Therefore, share in Jesus' priesthood and live your baptismal priesthood (see 1 Pt 2:9; Rv 5:10) by:
* celebrating the Mass daily or as often as possible,
* encouraging the ministerial priesthood and promoting vocations to it,
* offering and patiently bearing "even the hardships of life" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 901),
* "worshipping everywhere" by your "holy actions" (ibid),
* offering as spiritual sacrifices all your "works, prayers, and apostolic undertakings, family and married life, daily work, relaxation of mind and body" (ibid), and
* consecrating "the world itself to God" by the holiness of your life (ibid).
Love Jesus, the High Priest. Live the Eucharist, His perfect offering. Share in Jesus' priesthood. Live your baptismal priesthood and change our culture of death into a civilization of love and life.
Prayer: Father, teach me about my share in Christ's priesthood.
Promise: "His hand was perfectly restored." -Mk 3:5
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Tuesday, January 17, 2017
TIE THE KNOT - One Bread, One Body, 1/17/2017
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Tuesday, January 17, 2017, St. Anthony
Hebrews 6:10-20, Psalm 111:1-2, 4-5, 9-10, Mark 2:23-28
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TIE THE KNOT
"Like a sure and firm anchor, that hope extends beyond the veil through which Jesus, our Forerunner, has entered on our behalf." -Hebrews 6:19-20
On the annual Jewish Day of Atonement, the high priest entered into the presence of God in the Holy of Holies in the Temple to atone for the sins of the people. No one except the High Priest could enter "beyond the veil" which separated the Holy of Holies from the people, and even he could only enter that one day a year. The Ark of the Covenant, representing God's special presence, lay inside the Holy of Holies. In the Old Testament, people who touched the Ark or who entered God's presence unauthorized dropped dead (see e.g. 2 Sm 6:7). Thus, the people tied a rope around the High Priest before he entered "beyond the veil," so that if he died, the people could drag him out without risking death. The hope of the people for atonement with God lay with the High Priest attached to that rope.
The author of Hebrews likens an anchor to the High Priest. An anchor is likewise tied to a rope, so the anchor remains attached to the ship and the ship attached to the anchor. The book of Hebrews proclaims that Jesus is our great High Priest. He has entered beyond the veil to make atonement with God on our behalf, for the forgiveness of our sins. Not only that, but upon Jesus' death, that very veil was torn in two, "from top to bottom," that is, by the hand of God and not by the hand of man (Mt 27:51). Jesus has torn open the veil that separated us from God. In Jesus we now have full access to God (Eph 2:18). Alleluia!
Prayer: Lord Jesus, my Anchor, tie me so securely to You that I might never be able to drift away from You.
Promise: "God is not unjust; He will not forget your work and the love you have shown Him by your service, past and present, to His holy people." -Heb 6:10
Praise: St. Anthony sold his possessions, gave them to the poor (Mt 19:21), and relied on God alone (Mt 6:34).
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Hebrews 6:10-20, Psalm 111:1-2, 4-5, 9-10, Mark 2:23-28
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TIE THE KNOT
"Like a sure and firm anchor, that hope extends beyond the veil through which Jesus, our Forerunner, has entered on our behalf." -Hebrews 6:19-20
On the annual Jewish Day of Atonement, the high priest entered into the presence of God in the Holy of Holies in the Temple to atone for the sins of the people. No one except the High Priest could enter "beyond the veil" which separated the Holy of Holies from the people, and even he could only enter that one day a year. The Ark of the Covenant, representing God's special presence, lay inside the Holy of Holies. In the Old Testament, people who touched the Ark or who entered God's presence unauthorized dropped dead (see e.g. 2 Sm 6:7). Thus, the people tied a rope around the High Priest before he entered "beyond the veil," so that if he died, the people could drag him out without risking death. The hope of the people for atonement with God lay with the High Priest attached to that rope.
The author of Hebrews likens an anchor to the High Priest. An anchor is likewise tied to a rope, so the anchor remains attached to the ship and the ship attached to the anchor. The book of Hebrews proclaims that Jesus is our great High Priest. He has entered beyond the veil to make atonement with God on our behalf, for the forgiveness of our sins. Not only that, but upon Jesus' death, that very veil was torn in two, "from top to bottom," that is, by the hand of God and not by the hand of man (Mt 27:51). Jesus has torn open the veil that separated us from God. In Jesus we now have full access to God (Eph 2:18). Alleluia!
Prayer: Lord Jesus, my Anchor, tie me so securely to You that I might never be able to drift away from You.
Promise: "God is not unjust; He will not forget your work and the love you have shown Him by your service, past and present, to His holy people." -Heb 6:10
Praise: St. Anthony sold his possessions, gave them to the poor (Mt 19:21), and relied on God alone (Mt 6:34).
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PATCH-WORK - One Bread, One Body, 1/16/2017
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Monday, January 16, 2017
Hebrews 5:1-10, Psalm 110:1-4, Mark 2:18-22
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PATCH-WORK
"No one sews a patch of unshrunken cloth on an old cloak." -Mark 2:21
Our lives are sometimes pictured as a fabric. This fabric consists of family, marriage, children, friends, work, finances, social life, habits, entertainment, service, etc. When we give our lives to Jesus, He sews into our lives "a patch of unshrunken cloth" (Mk 2:21). As this patch shrinks, it stretches all the other parts of the fabric of our lives. Therefore, we need a new lifestyle in which we are willing to be stretched and transformed. Otherwise, life in Christ will tear us apart (see Mk 2:21).
When we give our lives to Jesus, He will make us fruitful. No matter which vocation we have, we will have many spiritual children. This will radically alter our social life, give us little time to indulge our habits, distract us from our distractions, and stretch our finances. This one patch of life in Christ either tears up our lives or becomes our whole lives.
If we decide to be clothed with Christ (Gal 3:27; Rm 13:14; Eph 4:24; Col 3:10), we are then clothed with humility (1 Pt 5:5), power (Lk 24:49), mercy, kindness, meekness, and patience (Col 3:12). Let the patch of Jesus that covers one tear in your life become your entire life.
Prayer: Father, help me change clothes, that is, the very fabric of my life.
Promise: "Son though He was, He learned obedience from what He suffered; and when perfected, He became the Source of eternal salvation for all who obey Him." -Heb 5:8-9
Praise: Carol thought that giving up her job to stay at home with her children was bad news indeed. Now she rejoices to be able to home-school her children and raise them up in the faith.
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Monday, January 16, 2017
Hebrews 5:1-10, Psalm 110:1-4, Mark 2:18-22
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PATCH-WORK
"No one sews a patch of unshrunken cloth on an old cloak." -Mark 2:21
Our lives are sometimes pictured as a fabric. This fabric consists of family, marriage, children, friends, work, finances, social life, habits, entertainment, service, etc. When we give our lives to Jesus, He sews into our lives "a patch of unshrunken cloth" (Mk 2:21). As this patch shrinks, it stretches all the other parts of the fabric of our lives. Therefore, we need a new lifestyle in which we are willing to be stretched and transformed. Otherwise, life in Christ will tear us apart (see Mk 2:21).
When we give our lives to Jesus, He will make us fruitful. No matter which vocation we have, we will have many spiritual children. This will radically alter our social life, give us little time to indulge our habits, distract us from our distractions, and stretch our finances. This one patch of life in Christ either tears up our lives or becomes our whole lives.
If we decide to be clothed with Christ (Gal 3:27; Rm 13:14; Eph 4:24; Col 3:10), we are then clothed with humility (1 Pt 5:5), power (Lk 24:49), mercy, kindness, meekness, and patience (Col 3:12). Let the patch of Jesus that covers one tear in your life become your entire life.
Prayer: Father, help me change clothes, that is, the very fabric of my life.
Promise: "Son though He was, He learned obedience from what He suffered; and when perfected, He became the Source of eternal salvation for all who obey Him." -Heb 5:8-9
Praise: Carol thought that giving up her job to stay at home with her children was bad news indeed. Now she rejoices to be able to home-school her children and raise them up in the faith.
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Sunday, January 15, 2017
PM eNewsletter 2nd Sunday in ordinary time
January 15th, The second Sunday in ordinary time
Jesus, now that the new year has settled in, and all the celebrating is over, let us realize that in
You we always have the celebration of the mass to look forward to.
Let us make the mass a time of praise and prayer, a time of adoration and oneness with You.
Let us see in the breaking of the bread a love that we really can't understand, but yet it is real.
Let us partake of the food of life, that feeds us, and prepares us for the never ending mass of eternity.
Thank You for Your love.
Amen and Amen.
Thank You Lord, for loving us totally.
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Sunday THE WOMB
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"Look! There is the Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world!" -John 1:29
God's Servant was formed from the womb (Is 49:5). The Lord "knitted" us in our mothers' wombs
(see Ps 139:13). From our mothers' wombs, the Lord gave us our names (see Is 49:1). The Lord is
working with children in the womb both physically and spiritually.
This means:
- We should pray for and with children in the womb.
- Pregnant mothers should receive Holy Communion, and their babies in the womb will share in
those Communions.
- We should pray and fast to protect children in the womb from abortion (see The Gospel of Life,
Pope St. John Paul II, 100).
- We should invite parents who have aborted their children to come to Jesus to receive
forgiveness and healing.
- We should ask aborted babies to pray for us.
- Most of all, we must invite everyone to give their lives totally to Jesus, the Way, the Truth,
and the Life (Jn 14:6). Jesus is our only Savior, Lord, and Hope.
Prayer: Father, give me the grace to die if necessary to save the lives of children in the wombs.
Promise: "It is He Who is to baptize with the Holy Spirit." -Jn 1:33
Praise: Praise You, risen Jesus, the Lamb of God, the Way, the Truth, the Life, Savior, Lord,
Hope, and God. We lay our lives before You. Alleluia!
Monday PATCH-WORK
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"No one sews a patch of unshrunken cloth on an old cloak." -Mark 2:21
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"Like a sure and firm anchor, that hope extends beyond the veil through which Jesus, our
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THE SICK AND SUFFERING
OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT
... The ... World Day of the Sick (Feb. 11) ... is an opportunity to reflect ... on the needs
of the sick and ... of all those who suffer. It is also an occasion for those who generously
assist the sick, beginning with family members, health workers and volunteers, to give thanks
for their God-given vocation of accompanying our infirm brothers and sisters.
RENEWED ENERGY
This celebration likewise gives the Church renewed spiritual energy for carrying out ever more
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I express my closeness to all of you, our suffering brothers and sisters, and to your families,
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Jesus, now that the new year has settled in, and all the celebrating is over, let us realize that in
You we always have the celebration of the mass to look forward to.
Let us make the mass a time of praise and prayer, a time of adoration and oneness with You.
Let us see in the breaking of the bread a love that we really can't understand, but yet it is real.
Let us partake of the food of life, that feeds us, and prepares us for the never ending mass of eternity.
Thank You for Your love.
Amen and Amen.
Thank You Lord, for loving us totally.
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This weeks readings and reflections
Sunday THE WOMB
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"Look! There is the Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world!" -John 1:29
God's Servant was formed from the womb (Is 49:5). The Lord "knitted" us in our mothers' wombs
(see Ps 139:13). From our mothers' wombs, the Lord gave us our names (see Is 49:1). The Lord is
working with children in the womb both physically and spiritually.
This means:
- We should pray for and with children in the womb.
- Pregnant mothers should receive Holy Communion, and their babies in the womb will share in
those Communions.
- We should pray and fast to protect children in the womb from abortion (see The Gospel of Life,
Pope St. John Paul II, 100).
- We should invite parents who have aborted their children to come to Jesus to receive
forgiveness and healing.
- We should ask aborted babies to pray for us.
- Most of all, we must invite everyone to give their lives totally to Jesus, the Way, the Truth,
and the Life (Jn 14:6). Jesus is our only Savior, Lord, and Hope.
Prayer: Father, give me the grace to die if necessary to save the lives of children in the wombs.
Promise: "It is He Who is to baptize with the Holy Spirit." -Jn 1:33
Praise: Praise You, risen Jesus, the Lamb of God, the Way, the Truth, the Life, Savior, Lord,
Hope, and God. We lay our lives before You. Alleluia!
Monday PATCH-WORK
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"No one sews a patch of unshrunken cloth on an old cloak." -Mark 2:21
Tuesday TIE THE KNOT
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THE WOMB - One Bread, One Body, 1/15/2017
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Sunday, January 15, 2017, 2nd Sunday Ordinary Time
Isaiah 49:3, 5-6, 1 Corinthians 1:1-3, Psalm 40:2, 4, 7-10, John 1:29-34
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THE WOMB
"Look! There is the Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world!" -John 1:29
God's Servant was formed from the womb (Is 49:5). The Lord "knitted" us in our mothers' wombs (see Ps 139:13). From our mothers' wombs, the Lord gave us our names (see Is 49:1). The Lord is working with children in the womb both physically and spiritually.
This means:
* We should pray for and with children in the womb.
* Pregnant mothers should receive Holy Communion, and their babies in the womb will share in those Communions.
* We should pray and fast to protect children in the womb from abortion (see The Gospel of Life, Pope St. John Paul II, 100).
* We should invite parents who have aborted their children to come to Jesus to receive forgiveness and healing.
* We should ask aborted babies to pray for us.
* Most of all, we must invite everyone to give their lives totally to Jesus, the Way, the Truth, and the Life (Jn 14:6). Jesus is our only Savior, Lord, and Hope.
Prayer: Father, give me the grace to die if necessary to save the lives of children in the wombs.
Promise: "It is He Who is to baptize with the Holy Spirit." -Jn 1:33
Praise: Praise You, risen Jesus, the Lamb of God, the Way, the Truth, the Life, Savior, Lord, Hope, and God. We lay our lives before You. Alleluia!
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Sunday, January 15, 2017, 2nd Sunday Ordinary Time
Isaiah 49:3, 5-6, 1 Corinthians 1:1-3, Psalm 40:2, 4, 7-10, John 1:29-34
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THE WOMB
"Look! There is the Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world!" -John 1:29
God's Servant was formed from the womb (Is 49:5). The Lord "knitted" us in our mothers' wombs (see Ps 139:13). From our mothers' wombs, the Lord gave us our names (see Is 49:1). The Lord is working with children in the womb both physically and spiritually.
This means:
* We should pray for and with children in the womb.
* Pregnant mothers should receive Holy Communion, and their babies in the womb will share in those Communions.
* We should pray and fast to protect children in the womb from abortion (see The Gospel of Life, Pope St. John Paul II, 100).
* We should invite parents who have aborted their children to come to Jesus to receive forgiveness and healing.
* We should ask aborted babies to pray for us.
* Most of all, we must invite everyone to give their lives totally to Jesus, the Way, the Truth, and the Life (Jn 14:6). Jesus is our only Savior, Lord, and Hope.
Prayer: Father, give me the grace to die if necessary to save the lives of children in the wombs.
Promise: "It is He Who is to baptize with the Holy Spirit." -Jn 1:33
Praise: Praise You, risen Jesus, the Lamb of God, the Way, the Truth, the Life, Savior, Lord, Hope, and God. We lay our lives before You. Alleluia!
(For a related teaching on "How to Stop Abortion", order, listen to, or download our CD 46-3 or DVD 46 on our website or order our tape on audio AV 46-3 or video V 46.)
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Saturday, January 14, 2017
THE RED CROSS - One Bread, One Body, 1/14/2017
Saturday, January 14, 2017
Hebrews 4:12-16, Psalm 19:8-10, 15, Mark 2:13-17
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THE RED CROSS
"I have come to call sinners, not the self-righteous." -Mark 2:17
Jesus came for sinners, that all might have the opportunity to repent, believe in Him, be saved, and have life to the full, both now and for eternity. Pope Francis has said that the Eucharist is not a prize for the perfect but a medicine for sinners.
"For we do not have a High Priest Who is unable to sympathize with our weakness, but One Who was tempted in every way that we are, yet never sinned" (Heb 4:15). "Since He was Himself tested through what He suffered, He is able to help those who are tempted" (Heb 2:18). Jesus revealed that God desires mercy rather than sacrifice, as good as sacrifice is (Mt 9:13).
Additionally, to aid us in refraining from sin, God gave us His Word. We can keep His Word in our heart, to keep us from sinning (Ps 119:11). God has also given us the Church, which is a hospital for sinners. The Sacrament of Confession is God's open-heart surgery unit to remove our sins, bring us healing, and grace us to avoid sin. Jesus even promises us that He forgives our sins and remembers them no longer (see Ps 103:11-12; Jer 31:34).
What a wonderful gift we have in the Church! How incredibly blessed we are! Some pay many thousands of dollars to be treated for their illnesses at a hospital. God has established this hospital of the Church at no cost (see Is 55:1). Repent of staying away from the Church. Come into the Church. Repent and be healed.
Prayer: Father, draw our loved ones who have fallen away from You back home to Your Church. Use me in any way You choose to love them back to You.
Promise: "The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever; the ordinances of the Lord are true, all of them just." -Ps 19:10
Praise: Roberta was healed of years of suffering when she returned to the Sacraments.
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Hebrews 4:12-16, Psalm 19:8-10, 15, Mark 2:13-17
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THE RED CROSS
"I have come to call sinners, not the self-righteous." -Mark 2:17
Jesus came for sinners, that all might have the opportunity to repent, believe in Him, be saved, and have life to the full, both now and for eternity. Pope Francis has said that the Eucharist is not a prize for the perfect but a medicine for sinners.
"For we do not have a High Priest Who is unable to sympathize with our weakness, but One Who was tempted in every way that we are, yet never sinned" (Heb 4:15). "Since He was Himself tested through what He suffered, He is able to help those who are tempted" (Heb 2:18). Jesus revealed that God desires mercy rather than sacrifice, as good as sacrifice is (Mt 9:13).
Additionally, to aid us in refraining from sin, God gave us His Word. We can keep His Word in our heart, to keep us from sinning (Ps 119:11). God has also given us the Church, which is a hospital for sinners. The Sacrament of Confession is God's open-heart surgery unit to remove our sins, bring us healing, and grace us to avoid sin. Jesus even promises us that He forgives our sins and remembers them no longer (see Ps 103:11-12; Jer 31:34).
What a wonderful gift we have in the Church! How incredibly blessed we are! Some pay many thousands of dollars to be treated for their illnesses at a hospital. God has established this hospital of the Church at no cost (see Is 55:1). Repent of staying away from the Church. Come into the Church. Repent and be healed.
Prayer: Father, draw our loved ones who have fallen away from You back home to Your Church. Use me in any way You choose to love them back to You.
Promise: "The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever; the ordinances of the Lord are true, all of them just." -Ps 19:10
Praise: Roberta was healed of years of suffering when she returned to the Sacraments.
(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
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Friday, January 13, 2017
STRETCHING IT - One Bread, One Body, 1/13/2017
Friday, January 13, 2017, St. Hilary
Hebrews 4:1-5, 11, Psalm 78:3-4, 6-8, Mark 2:1-12
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STRETCHING IT
"While He was delivering God's word to them, some people arrived bringing a paralyzed man to Him." -Mark 2:3
Put yourself in the place of the paralyzed man who was carried on a mat to Jesus. Mats, as they were made two thousand years ago, were not as manageable and sturdy as stretchers are today. Also, being carried by four people doesn't make for a smooth ride. Moreover, if a paralytic would fall off a mat, he would not be able to break his fall. To make matters worse, the paralyzed man was carried up the outside steps of the house where Jesus was. These steps were probably not as even as those we are used to, and being carried on a stretcher up steps is always precarious. Imagine how the paralyzed man felt when he saw his friends dismantling the roof. Imagine being lowered through a hole in a roof with your friends holding on to the ends of your mat or possibly using ropes, rags, or a sheet to lower you. This is enough to give someone a heart attack, especially if he's already paralyzed. Finally, the paralyzed man was a sinner (Mk 2:5). This doesn't help a person have courage and faith. However, when Jesus commanded the paralyzed man to stand up, pick up his mat, and go home, the man obeyed and was healed (Mk 2:11-12).
God's grace is sufficient, even in all our weaknesses (2 Cor 12:9). Will you be the next one to get on the stretcher to be carried to Jesus?
Prayer: Father, do in me what You must in order to do through me what You will.
Promise: "They were awestruck; all gave praise to God, saying, 'We have never seen anything like this!' " -Mk 2:12
Praise: St. Hilary, raised as a pagan, became a staunch defender of the divinity of Christ. This gentle man wrote some of the greatest theology on the Trinity.
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Hebrews 4:1-5, 11, Psalm 78:3-4, 6-8, Mark 2:1-12
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STRETCHING IT
"While He was delivering God's word to them, some people arrived bringing a paralyzed man to Him." -Mark 2:3
Put yourself in the place of the paralyzed man who was carried on a mat to Jesus. Mats, as they were made two thousand years ago, were not as manageable and sturdy as stretchers are today. Also, being carried by four people doesn't make for a smooth ride. Moreover, if a paralytic would fall off a mat, he would not be able to break his fall. To make matters worse, the paralyzed man was carried up the outside steps of the house where Jesus was. These steps were probably not as even as those we are used to, and being carried on a stretcher up steps is always precarious. Imagine how the paralyzed man felt when he saw his friends dismantling the roof. Imagine being lowered through a hole in a roof with your friends holding on to the ends of your mat or possibly using ropes, rags, or a sheet to lower you. This is enough to give someone a heart attack, especially if he's already paralyzed. Finally, the paralyzed man was a sinner (Mk 2:5). This doesn't help a person have courage and faith. However, when Jesus commanded the paralyzed man to stand up, pick up his mat, and go home, the man obeyed and was healed (Mk 2:11-12).
God's grace is sufficient, even in all our weaknesses (2 Cor 12:9). Will you be the next one to get on the stretcher to be carried to Jesus?
Prayer: Father, do in me what You must in order to do through me what You will.
Promise: "They were awestruck; all gave praise to God, saying, 'We have never seen anything like this!' " -Mk 2:12
Praise: St. Hilary, raised as a pagan, became a staunch defender of the divinity of Christ. This gentle man wrote some of the greatest theology on the Trinity.
(For a related teaching on "Divine Love", order, listen to, or download our CD 52-3 or DVD 52 on our website or order our tape on audio AV 52-3 or video V 52.)
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