1ST READING
Job
proclaims the greatness and power of God as if to underline the
futility of getting into a head-to-head clash with Him. Job is right in
this. We need to respect God’s power, not fight it. If we try to fight
against God we can be sure that we will come out on the losing side. It
is simply not a sensible thing to do. Thus, even if we do not fully
understand God’s work in our lives, it makes a lot of sense to try and
work with it rather than against it.
Job 9:1-12, 14-16
1 Job answered his friends and said: 2 I know well that it is so; but how can a man be justified before God? 3 Should one wish to contend with him, he could not answer him once in a thousand times. 4 God is wise in heart and mighty in strength; who has withstood him and remained unscathed? 5 He removes the mountains before they know it; he overturns
them in his anger. 6 He shakes the earth out of its place, and the pillars beneath it tremble. 7 He commands the sun, and it rises not; he seals up the stars. 8 He alone stretches out the heavens and treads upon the crests of the sea. 9 He made the Bear and Orion, the Pleiades and the constellations of the south; 10 he does great things past finding out, marvelous things beyond reckoning. 11 Should he come near me, I see him not; should he pass by, I am not aware of him; 12 should he seize me forcibly, who can say him nay? Who can say to him, “What are you doing?” 14 How much less shall I give him any answer, or choose out arguments against him! 15 Even though I were right, I could not answer him, but should rather beg for what was due me. 16 If I appealed to him and he answered my call, I could not believe
that he would hearken to my words.
P S A L M
Psalm 88:10-11, 12-13, 14-15
R: Let my prayer come before you, Lord.
9 [10] Daily I call upon you, O Lord; to you I stretch out my hands. 10 [11] Will you work wonders for the dead? Will the shades arise to give you thanks? (R)11 [12] Do they declare your mercy in the grave, your faithfulness among those who have perished? 12 [13] Are your wonders made known in the darkness, or your justice in the land of oblivion? (R) 13 [14] But I, O Lord, cry out to you; with my morning prayer I wait upon you. 14 [15] Why, O Lord, do you reject me; why hide from me your face? (R)
GOSPEL
Jesus
makes it clear that becoming His disciple is a serious decision and it
is best if we do not look back. There are temptations for those who look
back because not that many people take seriously the call to
discipleship. When a person looks back, he will see all those who have
not taken up the call, living lives that may be far more attractive.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
I consider all things so much rubbish that I may gain Christ and be found in him.
Luke 9:57-62
57 As Jesus and his disciples were proceeding on their journey someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58 Jesus answered him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.” 59 And to another he said, “Follow me.” But he replied, “Lord, let me go first and bury my father.” 60 But he answered him, “Let
the dead bury their dead. But you, go and proclaim the Kingdom of God.” 61 And another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say farewell to my family at home.” 62 Jesus answered him, “No one who sets a hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind is fit for the Kingdom of God.”
think: Even if we do not fully understand God’s work in our lives, it makes a lot of sense to work with it rather than against it.
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 Proverbs 24-27
PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT
The ultimate purpose of my life
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GOALS FOR THE QUARTER
Priority areas God wants me to work on
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PRAYER SHEET
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Things I will pray for regularly MY LIFE DATE PERSONAL NEED DATE GOD’S ANSWERS When I “Until now, you have not When the “Ask and you shall receive, started asked for anything in My Name.” answer that your joy may be full.” praying - John 16: 24a came - John 16: 24b |
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Things I will pray for regularly MY LIFE EVANGELISM LIST CARING LIST People God wants me to People God wants me to bring closer to Him pray for and show more love to |
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