Daily Retreat 01/16/09
2009 Jan 16 Fri: Ordinary Weekday
Heb 4: 1-5. 11/ Ps 77(78): 3 and 4bc. 6c-7. 8/ Mk 2: 1-12
From today’s readings: “Therefore, let us strive to enter into that rest, so that no one may fall after the same example of disobedience.... Do not forget the works of the Lord!... But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth....”
Profiting from the Word
All in all, the triumph of Truth is more hindered by lack of listeners than by paucity of preachers. The letter to the Hebrews reminds us that, like our ancestors, we have been exposed to the Good News - the Word of God has reached all of us in one way or another. What good has it done us?
Well, that all depends on how well we have listened to it and received it. God’s revelation is the greatest of blessings for those who welcome it, but Scripture records many examples of people, such as the obstinate Israelites in the wilderness, who refused to listen to God and so forfeited the peace and rest God intended for them.
Today, you and I do well to consider to what degree we have listened to God’s Word, welcomed His revelation, and ordered our lives by it. We have all encountered the divine Good News, and we profit from that blessing to the degree that we welcome it!
Heb 4: 1-5. 11/ Ps 77(78): 3 and 4bc. 6c-7. 8/ Mk 2: 1-12
From today’s readings: “Therefore, let us strive to enter into that rest, so that no one may fall after the same example of disobedience.... Do not forget the works of the Lord!... But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth....”
Profiting from the Word
All in all, the triumph of Truth is more hindered by lack of listeners than by paucity of preachers. The letter to the Hebrews reminds us that, like our ancestors, we have been exposed to the Good News - the Word of God has reached all of us in one way or another. What good has it done us?
Well, that all depends on how well we have listened to it and received it. God’s revelation is the greatest of blessings for those who welcome it, but Scripture records many examples of people, such as the obstinate Israelites in the wilderness, who refused to listen to God and so forfeited the peace and rest God intended for them.
Today, you and I do well to consider to what degree we have listened to God’s Word, welcomed His revelation, and ordered our lives by it. We have all encountered the divine Good News, and we profit from that blessing to the degree that we welcome it!
posted by FrPitstick | 1/13/2009
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