1ST READING
What
Paul says here is true — we cannot expect to be honored for proclaiming
the Gospel as though we had served way beyond what is expected of us.
Of its very nature the Gospel commands to be proclaimed. Once we have
received the Gospel it is only natural, a part of the dynamic of the
Gospel itself, that we share with others what we have received.
1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-27
16 Brothers
and sisters: If I preach the Gospel, this is no reason for me to boast,
for an obligation has been imposed on me, and woe to me if I do not
preach it! 17 If I do so willingly, I have a recompense, but if unwillingly, then I have been entrusted with a stewardship. 18 What
then is my recompense? That, when I preach, I offer the gospel free of
charge so as not to make full use of my right in the Gospel. 19 Although I am free in regard to all, I have made myself a slave to all so as to win over as many as possible. 22 I have become all things to all, to save at least some. 23 All this I do for the sake of the Gospel, so that I too may have a share in it. 24 Do you not know that the runners in the stadium all run in the race, but only one wins the prize? Run so as to win. 25 Every athlete exercises discipline in every way. They do it to win a perishable crown, but we an imperishable
one. 26 Thus I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight as if I were shadowboxing. 27 No, I drive my body and train it, for fear that, after having preached to others, I myself should be disqualified.
P S A L M
Psalm 84:3, 4, 5-6, 12
R: How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!
2 [3] My soul yearns and pines for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. (R) 3 [4] Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest in which she puts her young — your altars, O Lord of hosts, my king and my God! (R) 4 [5] Blessed they who dwell
in your house! continually they praise you. 5 [6] Blessed the men whose strength you are! their hearts are set upon the pilgrimage. (R) 11 [12] For
a sun and a shield is the Lord God; grace and glory he bestows; the
Lord withholds no good thing from those who walk in sincerity. (R)
GOSPEL
Let
us be careful when we judge others; let us ensure that we are not in a
position where we might be judged ourselves, particularly in the same
area that we are judging others. None of us can save ourselves — we are
all sinners and, thus, stand under the condemnation of death. Jesus,
however, chooses to pass judgment on death rather than us and so frees
us to choose again. Why do we choose to go back to sin and not to
Christ?
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Your word, O Lord, is truth; consecrate us in the truth.
Luke 6:39-42
39 Jesus told his disciples a parable: “Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit? 40 No disciple is superior to the teacher; but when fully trained, every disciple will be like his teacher. 41 Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own? 42 How
can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove that splinter in
your eye,’ when you do not even notice the wooden beam in your own eye?
You hypocrite! Remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will
see clearly to remove the splinter in your brother’s eye.”
think: Jesus chooses to pass judgment on death rather than us and so frees us to choose again.
T O D A Y’S BLESSING LIST
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READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Psalm 91-95
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