1ST READING
Have
you wondered what the glory of the Lord looks like? Maybe it will
depend on each person’s state of mind. What looks glorious to one person
may not look glorious to someone else. God’s glory is incarnate in
Jesus, so we can be surely amazed when we see Him face to face.
Isaiah 66:18-21
18 Thus
says the Lord: I know their works and their thoughts, and I come to
gather nations of every language; they shall come and see my glory. 19 I
will set a sign among them; from them I will send fugitives to the
nations: to Tarshish, Put and Lud, Mosoch, Tubal and Javan, to the
distant coastlands that have never heard of my fame, or seen my glory;
and they shall proclaim my glory among the nations. 20 They
shall bring all your brothers and sisters from all the nations as an
offering to
the Lord, on horses and in chariots, in carts, upon mules and
dromedaries, to Jerusalem, my holy mountain, says the Lord, just as the
Israelites bring their offering to the house of the Lord in clean vessels. 21 Some of these I will take as priests and Levites, says the Lord.
P S A L M
Psalm 117:1, 2
R: Go out to all the world and tell the Good News.
1 Praise the Lord, all you nations; glorify him, all you peoples! (R) 2 For steadfast is his kindness toward us, and the fidelity of the Lord endures forever. (R)
2ND READING
There
is always pain and suffering in the life of a disciple. The Gospel
message has challenges and difficulties. We have to overcome sin if we
truly wish to grow in holiness. This will take a lot of hard work and
discipline. The book of Ecclesiastes reminds us to prepare for an ordeal
as we serve the Lord.
Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13
5 Brothers
and sisters: You have forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as
children: “My son, do not disdain the discipline of the Lord or lose
heart when reproved by him; 6 for whom the Lord loves, he disciplines; he scourges every son he acknowledges.” 7 Endure your trials as “discipline”; God treats you as sons. For what “son” is there whom his father does not discipline? 11 At
the time, all discipline seems a cause not for joy but for pain, yet
later it brings the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who are
trained by it. 12 So strengthen your drooping hands and your weak knees. 13 Make straight paths for your feet, that what is lame may not be disjointed but healed.
GOSPEL
The
way to salvation is through the narrow gate. It will not be easy to
pass through it. We will deal with trials and suffering caused by sin as
we become disciples of Jesus. Let us never give up on God because He
will never give up on us.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
I am the way, the truth and the life, says the Lord; no one comes to the Father, except through me.
Luke 13:22-30
22 Jesus passed through towns and villages, teaching as he went and making his way to Jerusalem. 23 Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few people be saved?” He answered them, 24 “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough. 25 After the master of the house has arisen and locked the door, then will you stand outside knocking
and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ He will say to you in reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’ 26 And you will say, ‘We ate and drank in your company and you taught in our streets.’ 27 Then he will say to you, ‘I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers!’ 28 And
there will be wailing and grinding of teeth when you see Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God and you
yourselves cast out. 29 And
people will come from the east and the west and from the north and the
south and will recline at table in the kingdom of God. 30 For behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
think: The way to salvation is through the narrow gate.
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 Isaiah 21-24
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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