1ST READING
Integrity
is a key aspect of true holiness. In fact, it is necessary because
without integrity there is no holiness. Isaiah calls for us to act with
integrity, that is, to live the truth without compromise, no matter what
the cost may be. We live in an image-conscious world. In fact, it could
even be said that image is everything in today’s world. This is not the
case in the Kingdom of God.
Isaiah 63:16-17, 19; 64:2-7
16 You, Lord, are our father, our redeemer you are named forever. 17 Why
do you let us wander, O Lord, from your ways, and harden our hearts so
that we fear you not? Return for the sake of your servants, the tribes
of your heritage. 19 Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, with the mountains quaking before you, 64: 2 while you wrought awesome deeds we could not hope for, 3 such
as they had not heard of from of old. No ear has ever heard, no eye
ever seen, any God but you doing such deeds for those who wait for him. 4 Would that you might meet us doing right, that we were mindful of you in our ways! Behold, you are angry, and we are sinful; 5 all
of us have become like unclean people, all our good deeds are like
polluted rags; we have all withered like leaves, and our guilt carries
us away like the wind. 6 There is none who calls upon your name, who rouses himself to cling to you; for
you have hidden your face from us and have delivered us up to our guilt. 7 Yet, O Lord, you are our father; we are the clay and you the potter: we are all the work of your hands.
P S A L M
Psalm 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19
R: Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.
2 O shepherd of Israel, hearken, from your throne upon the cherubim, shine forth. 3 Rouse your power, and come to save us. (R) 15 Once again, O Lord of hosts, look down from heaven, and see; take care of this vine, 16 and protect what your right hand has planted, the son of man whom you yourself made strong. (R) 18 May your help be with the
man of your right hand, with the son of man whom you yourself made strong. 19 Then we will no more withdraw from you; give us new life, and we will call upon your name. (R)
2ND READING
The
last line of today’s text is a key one — God is faithful. The fact that
God is faithful covers everything that we could possibly care about. If
God is faithful, the only thing we have to worry about is whether or
not we will be faithful to Him. This may be a scary thought but it is
nothing less than the reality of free will. And without free will,
anything we did would be meaningless as it would be necessary and not
chosen.
1 Corinthians 1:3-9
3 Brothers and sisters: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 4 I give thanks to my God always on your account for the grace of God bestowed on you in Christ Jesus, 5 that in him you were enriched in every way, with all discourse and all knowledge, 6 as the testimony to Christ was confirmed among you, 7 so
that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ. 8 He will keep you firm to the end, irreproachable on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful, and by him you were called to fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
GOSPEL
Jesus
warns His disciples to stay awake because we do not know for sure what
will happen next. We ought to be prepared for the fact that we may be
surprised at the next step God asks us to take. Each of our lives is as
yet an unwritten adventure and it is up to us, through the decisions we
make, to write our own story of discipleship and faith. Let us do this
as well as we can and as generously as possible.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Show us, Lord, your love: and grant us your salvation.
Mark 13:33-37
33 Jesus said to his disciples: Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come. 34 It
is like a man traveling abroad. He leaves home and places his servants
in charge, each with his own work, and orders the gatekeeper to be on
the watch. 35 Watch,
therefore; you do not know when the Lord of the house is coming,
whether in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or in the
morning. 36 May he not
come suddenly and find you sleeping. 37 What I say to you, I say to all: ‘Watch!’
think: Integrity is a key aspect of true holiness.
T O D A Y’S BLESSING LIST
Thank You Lord for: __________________
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God’s special verse/thought for me today_
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READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Ezekiel 17-20
SABBATH PAUSE
My weekly time with God
THANK YOU LIST
Things to be grateful for from the past week
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SPECIAL NEEDS
Things to ask God for in the coming week
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HIDDEN TREASURE
Most important word God told me this week
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