Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest, says the Lord - Daily Bible Readings November 4,2014

1^ST READING

 

Here we have the great hymn of Jesus’ humility and obedience to His Father. Paul, or whoever the author of the hymn actually is, was truly inspired by the Spirit in writing these words. Let us emulate Jesus’ humility as His disciples.

 

Philippians 2:5-11

5 Brothers and sisters: Have among yourselves the same attitude that is also yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. 7 Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance, 8 he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross. 9 Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

 

P S A L M

 

Psalm 22:26-27, 28-30, 30, 31-32

R: I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people.

25 [26] I will fulfill my vows before those who fear him. 26 [27] The lowly shall eat their fill; they who seek the Lord shall praise him. “May your hearts be ever merry!” (R) 27 [28] All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord; all the families of the nations shall bow down before him. (R) 28 [29] For dominion is the Lord’s, and he rules the nations. 29 [30] To him alone shall bow down all who sleep in the earth. (R) 30 [31] To him my soul shall live; my descendants shall serve him. Let the coming generation be told of the Lord 31 [32] that they may proclaim to a people yet to be born the justice he has shown. (R)

 

GOSPEL

 

 

What excuses have we used when we fail to follow where Jesus leads us? Let us not give excuses for our failings but admit them and then get on with making sure it is the last time we commit them. Let us seek the vision God has for our lives and do all that we can to attain it. God’s grace will do the rest.

 

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest, says the Lord.

 

Luke 14:15-24

15 One of those at table with Jesus said to him, “Blessed is the one who will dine in the Kingdom of God.” 16 He replied to him, “A man gave a great dinner to which he invited many. 17 When the time for the dinner came, he dispatched his servant to say to those invited, ‘Come, everything is now ready.’ 18 But one by one, they all began to excuse themselves. The first said to him, ‘I have purchased a field and must go to examine it; I ask you, consider me excused.’ 19 And another said, ‘I have purchased five yoke of oxen and am on my way to evaluate them; I ask you, consider me excused.’ 20 And another said, ‘I have just married a woman, and therefore I cannot come.’ 21 The servant went and reported this to his master. Then the master of the house in a rage commanded his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in here the poor and the crippled, the blind and the lame.’ 22 The servant reported, ‘Sir, your orders have been carried out and still there is room.’ 23 The master then ordered the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedgerows and make people come in that my home may be filled. 24 For, I tell you, none of those men who were invited will taste my dinner.’”

 

think:  Let us seek the vision God has for our lives and do all that we can to attain 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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