1ST READING
It
is always the time to harvest. Why? Because there are many different
crops, all of which become ripe at different times of the year. The same
is true of
people in their faith walk. We mature at different rates and will be
ready for new ministries and roles at various stages of our lives. We
cannot simply wait for a single moment to get everything done. We have
to be constantly about the business of proclaiming the Gospel.
Revelation 14:14-19
14 I,
John, looked and there was a white cloud, and sitting on the cloud one
who looked like a son of man, with a gold crown on his head and a sharp
sickle in his hand. 15 Another
angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the one
sitting on the cloud, “Use your sickle and reap the harvest, for the
time to reap has come, because the earth’s harvest is fully ripe.” 16 So the one who was sitting on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was
harvested. 17 Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven who also had a sharp sickle. 18 Then another angel came from the altar, who was in charge of the fire, and cried out in a loud voice
to the one who had the sharp sickle, “Use your sharp sickle and cut the
clusters from the earth’s vines, for its grapes are ripe.” 19 So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and cut the earth’s vintage. He threw it into the great wine press of God’s
fury.
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
We
need to be vigilant when it comes to the spiritual nature of a certain
practice. There can be all sorts of reasons, from a human point of view,
for following a particular practice of spirituality. However, if the
spiritual basis of the practice is not Christian, and worse,
antithetical to Christian beliefs, then we should stay away from them as
they will not help our Christian walk in the long term.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Remain faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Luke 21:5-11
5 While some people were speaking about how the temple was adorned with costly stones and votive offerings, Jesus said, 6 “All
that you see here — the days will come when there will not be left a
stone upon another stone that will not be thrown down.” 7 Then they asked him, “Teacher, when will this happen? And what sign will there be when all these things are about to happen?” 8 He
answered,
“See that you not be deceived, for many will come in my name, saying,
‘I am he,’ and ‘The time has come.’ Do not follow them! 9 When
you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified; for such
things must happen first, but it will not immediately be the end.” 10 Then he said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. 11 There
will be powerful earthquakes, famines, and plagues from place to place;
and awesome sights and mighty signs will come from the sky.”
think: We have to be constantly about the business of proclaiming the Gospel.
T O D A Y’S BLESSING LIST
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READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Baruch 4-6
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