1ST READING
Our
human relationships are important to us. Israel (Jacob) longed to see
one more time the son whom he originally believed was killed. Such a
desire underscores the humanity of Israel, something that is very
reassuring to us. It is such assurances that help give confidence to our
belief that God does understand who we are and how we react to
situations. God lives in and works with our humanity in more ways than
we realize.
Genesis 46:1-7, 28-30
1 Israel set out with all that was his. When he arrived at Beer-sheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. 2 There God, speaking to Israel in a vision by night, called, “Jacob! Jacob!” He answered “Here I am,” 3 Then
he said: “I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down
to Egypt, for there I will make you a great nation. 4 Not only will I go down to
Egypt with you; I will also bring you back here, after Joseph has closed your eyes.” 5 So Jacob departed from Beer-sheba, and the sons of Israel put their father and their wives and children on the wagons that Pharaoh had sent for his transport. 6 They
took with them their livestock and the possessions they had acquired in
the land of Canaan. Thus Jacob and all his descendants migrated to
Egypt. 7 His sons and his grandsons, his daughters and his granddaughters — all his descendants—he took with him to
Egypt. 28 Israel had sent Judah ahead to Joseph, so that he might meet him in Goshen. On his arrival in the region of Goshen, 29 Joseph
hitched the horses to his chariot and rode to meet his father Israel in
Goshen. As soon as Joseph saw him, he flung himself on his neck and
wept a long time in his arms. 30 And Israel said to Joseph, “At last I can die, now that I have seen for myself that Joseph is still alive.”
P S A L M
Psalm 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40
R: The salvation of the just comes from the Lord.
3 Trust in the Lord and do good, that you may dwell in the land and be fed in security. 4 Take delight in the Lord, and he will grant you your heart’s requests. (R) 18 The Lord watches over the lives of the wholehearted; their inheritance lasts forever. 19 They are not put to shame in an evil time; in days of famine they have
plenty. (R) 27 Turn from evil and do good, that you may abide forever; 28 for the Lord loves what is right, and forsakes not his faithful ones. (R) 39 The salvation of the just is from the Lord; he is their refuge in time of distress. 40 And the Lord helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and
saves them, because they take refuge in him. (R)
GOSPEL
The
challenge of living the Gospel to the full involves making many
decisions that often polarize communities and families. Yet this is the
nature of the truth. It brooks no compromise. We need to be ready for
this challenge if we commit to being a disciple. We should remember that
no matter how difficult life may be in the service of the truth and the
Gospel, there is no suffering that Christ has not gone before us.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you to all truth and remind you of all I told you.
Matthew 10:16-23
16 Jesus
said to his Apostles: “Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst
of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves. 17 But beware of men, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues, 18 and you will be led before governors and kings for my sake as a witness before them and the pagans. 19 When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say. You will be given at that moment what you are to say. 20 For it will not be you who speak but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. 21 Brother will hand over brother to death, and the father his child; children will rise up against parents and have them put to death. 22 You will be hated by all because of my name, but whoever endures to the end will be saved. 23 When they
persecute you in one town, flee to another. Amen, I say to you, you
will not finish the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.”
think: God lives in and works with our humanity in more ways than we realize.
T O D A Y’S BLESSING LIST
Thank You Lord for: __________________
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God’s special verse/thought for me today_
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READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR 2 Chronicles 28-30
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