1ST READING
It
is Abraham’s trust in God that we should focus on, as this is where our
lives will have the biggest connection with his. The actual
circumstance of Abraham is beyond our experience, but the need for trust
and faith is at the heart of our own calling. Abraham believed in God’s
promises even when they must have looked ridiculous from a logical
point of view. It is in this truth that we learn that God’s love defies
human logic — that is, His love is the final arbiter of His commitment
to us.
Romans 4:20-25
20 Brothers and sisters: Abraham did not doubt God’s promise in unbelief; rather, he was empowered by faith and gave glory to God 21 and was fully convinced that what he had promised he was also able to do. 22 That is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.” 23 But it was not for him alone that it was written that “it was credited to him”; 24 it was also for us,
to whom it will be credited, who believe in the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, 25 who was handed over for our transgressions and was raised for our justification.
P S A L M
Luke 1:68-69, 70-72, 73-75
R: Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; he has come to his people. 68 He has come to his people and set them free. 69 He has raised up for us a mighty savior, born of the house of his servant David. (R) 70 Through his holy prophets he promised of old 71 that he would save us from our enemies and from the
hands of all who hate us. 72 He promised to show mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant. (R) 73 This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham: to set us 74 free from the hands of our enemies, free to worship him without fear, 75 holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our life. (R)
GOSPEL
Material
wealth passes away. Our lives are limited realities from the point of
view of our earthly existence. What is the point of having all the
wealth in the world if it means that one will be eternally separated
from God? Our lives here and now are opportunities to open ourselves to
relationships with God, and whatever this means on an individual basis.
Thus, we begin the journey that will lead to eternal life. Any
attachment to the ways and things of the world will hinder this journey.
Material things may be good and pleasurable, but if they take over our
lives they will lead us to damnation, not salvation.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
Luke 12:13-21
13 Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.” 14 He replied to him, “Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?” 15 Then
he said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though
one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.” 16 Then he told them a parable. “There was a rich
man whose land produced a bountiful harvest. 17 He asked himself, ‘What shall I do, for I do not have space to store my harvest?’ 18 And
he said, “This is what I shall do: I shall tear down my barns and build
larger ones. There I shall store all my grain and other goods 19 and I shall say to myself, ‘Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!’ 20 But God said to him, ‘You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?’ 21 Thus will it be for the one who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich in what matters to God.”
think: What is the point of having all the wealth in the world if it means that one will be eternally separated from God?
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 Zechariah 9-11
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