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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

The word of God is living and effective, able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart - Daily Bible Readings August 26,2014



1ST READING
 
The virtuous life is about pursuing the life of glory that God offers us. It is a great goal to keep as we endure the trials and difficulties of a life of discipleship. There is indeed something worthwhile that we are aiming to attain — the glory and fulfillment of eternal life with God in heaven. Let us be glory-seekers, but only the glory of the Lord and not of ourselves.
 
2 Thessalonians 2:1-3, 14-17
1 We ask you, brothers and sisters, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our assembling with him, 2 not to be shaken out of your minds suddenly, or to be alarmed either by a “spirit,” or by an oral statement, or by a letter allegedly from us to the effect that the day of the Lord is at hand. 3 Let no one deceive you in any way. 14 To this end he has also called you through our Gospel to possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 Therefore, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions that you were taught, either by an oral statement or by a letter of ours. 16 May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting encouragement and good hope through his grace, 17 encourage your hearts and strengthen them in every good deed and word.
 
P S A L M
 
Psalm 96:10, 11-12, 13
R: The Lord comes to judge the earth.
10 Say among the nations: the Lord is king. He has made the world firm, not to be moved; he governs the peoples with equity. (R) 11 Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea and what fills it resound; 12 let the plains be joyful and all that is in them! Then shall all the trees of the forest exult. (R) 13 Before the Lord, for he comes; for he comes to rule the earth. He shall rule the world with justice and the peoples with his constancy. (R)
 
GOSPEL
 
 
It is not what other people think that should govern what we do — it is doing what is right that should command our attention and commitment. The Pharisees are labeled hypocrites by God because they know what is right but insist on doing what makes them look good in the eyes of others rather than in the eyes of God. When we consider that eternal life is a reality beyond earthly death, there is no longer an immediacy to the praise of others.
 
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
The word of God is living and effective, able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart.
 
Matthew 23:23-26
23 Jesus said: “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You pay tithes of mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier things of the law: judgment and mercy and fidelity. But these you should have done, without neglecting the others. 24 Blind guides, who strain out the gnat and swallow the camel! 25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You cleanse the outside of cup and dish, but inside they are full of plunder and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup, so that the outside also may be clean.”
think:  It is not what other people think that should govern what we do — it is doing what is right that should command our attention and commitment.
 
 
T O D A Y’S BLESSING LIST
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God’s special verse/thought for me today_
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READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Psalm 6-10

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