1ST READING
Paul is one of the first to understand that the Gospel is meant for all people. Christianity is a religion and way of life that is going to adapt to all cultures and peoples. More correctly, Christianity is able to draw the best and good from all cultures and show how these civilizations have already sown the seeds of the Gospel in their fundamental humanitarian principles.
Colossians 1:21-23
21 Brothers and sisters: You once were alienated and hostile in mind because of evil deeds; 22 God has now reconciled in the fleshly Body of Christ through his death, to present you holy, without blemish, and irreproachable before him, 23 provided that you persevere in the faith, firmly grounded, stable, and not shifting from the hope of the Gospel that you heard, which has been preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, am a minister.
P S A L M
Psalm 54:3-4, 6, 8
R: God himself is my help.
1 [3] O God, by your name save me, and by your might defend my cause. 2 [4] O God, hear my prayer; hearken to the words of my mouth. (R) 4 [6] Behold, God is my helper; the Lord sustains my life. 6 [8] Freely will I offer you sacrifice; I will praise your name, O Lord, for its goodness. (R)
GOSPEL
Jesus demands that we act for the good of one another and never solely for ourselves. This is true of the Law also as it is there to serve the people of God and help them follow Him, not make our lives more difficult for no reason. Yes, the Law forbids some things but that is for our own good as they are directly opposed to our human dignity. A true law promotes respect for our humanity and never denies it.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
I am the way and the truth and the life, says the Lord; no one comes to the Father except through me.
Luke 6:1-5
1 While Jesus was going through a field of grain on a sabbath, his disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them. 2 Some Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the sabbath?” 3 Jesus said to them in reply, “Have you not read what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry? 4 How he went into the house of God, took the bread of offering, which only the priests could lawfully eat, ate of it, and shared it with his companions.?” 5 Then he said to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the sabbath.”
think: Jesus demands that we act for the good of one another and never solely for ourselves.
T O D A Y’S BLESSING LIST
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READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Jeremiah 23-26
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