Daily Retreat 02/13/06
2006 Feb 13 Mon: Ordinary Weekday
Jas 1: 1-11/ Ps 118(119): 67. 68. 71. 72. 75. 76/ Mk 8: 11-13
From todays readings: Consider it all joy when you encounter various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.... I know, O LORD, that Your ordinances are just.... The Pharisees came forward and began to argue with Jesus, seeking from Him a sign from Heaven to test Him.
Greetings from St. James!
Ready for a change? Read St. James! In his letter, James writes to Christians of all ages about some of the most fundamental practical questions that arise in living out a daily whole-hearted commitment to Christian faith.
What to do when faced with difficulties and trials? Consider it all joy! What?! Isnt it our troubles that shatter our contentment - how then can we see problems as joy? Because the testing of your faith produces perseverance! And what a blessing that is, to rejoice in faith that has weathered all trials, and been strengthened instead of compromised.
An anemic, untested faith will always be a source of concern and preoccupation, like a newly designed fighter plane that hasnt been test flown yet - no matter how maneuverable in theory, the question still remains: how will it hold up in adverse conditions? But after testing, there is proof of perseverance - the plane (and faith!) can be relied upon to hold up under future trials - consider it all joy!
Fr. Rory Pitstick
Our Lady of the Valley Parish
2511 N. Elmway
Okanogan WA 98840 USA
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"Illum oportet crescere, me autem minui." John 3:30
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posted by FrPitstick | 2/11/2006
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