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Pope Benedict XVI, Shepherd of Truth is designed as a bulletin insert
which you can use at your local church to keep up to date on what the Holy
Father is saying. You are free to reproduce it for this purpose.
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009, First Martyrs of Rome
Genesis 19:15-29, Psalm 26:2-3, 9-12, Matthew 8:23-27
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NOW OR NEVER?
"Lot's wife looked back, and she was turned into a pillar of
salt." —Genesis 19:26
Jesus said: "Whoever puts his hand to the plow but keeps looking back is
unfit for the reign of God" (Lk 9:62). Paul said: "I give no thought to
what lies behind but push on to what is ahead. My entire attention is on
the finish line as I run toward the prize to which God calls me — life on
high in Christ Jesus" (Phil 3:13-14). The author of Hebrews remarks that
if men and women of faith "had been thinking back to the place from which
they had come, they would have had the opportunity of returning there. But
they were searching for a better, a heavenly home. Wherefore, God is not
ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them" (Heb
11:15-16).
If we look back, we're not fit for God's kingdom, we lose the race.
Moreover, the Hebrews text quoted above even implies that God might be
ashamed to be called our God. If you still have any leftover sins from the
past in your life, repent, be healed, and move on. The Lord does not want
us living in the past or the future. We must live in the "now."
We thank God for what has been and rejoice in what will be, but live in
what is. We learn from the past and walk into the future but love God in
the present. The past is over, the future may not be. "Now is the
acceptable time! Now is the day of salvation!" (2 Cor 6:2)
Prayer: Father, I love You now, I love the now.
Promise: "Then He stood up and took the winds and the sea to task.
Complete calm ensued." —Mt 8:26
Praise: Many of the first martyrs of Rome willingly gave their lives for
Jesus and were burned at the stake in the public arena. Their deaths lit a
fire in the church of Rome (see Lk 12:49). "You are the light of the
world...your light must shine before men" (Mt 5:14, 16).
(A study of "Paul's letter to the Romans" will be held at our Discipleship
Center July 13-16. Call 937-587-5464 for details.)
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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 June
1, 2009 through July 31, 2009
†Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of
Cincinnati, January 5, 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
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