1ST READING
Solomon
is a very different man than David, his father. David was an enthusiast
for the Lord. Nothing mattered to him when it came to praising and
thanking God for His goodness — he would even dance crazily and sing and
shout for joy. Solomon is far more dignified and proper in his
celebration of special events. I wonder which God enjoys more — the
unconcerned David or the dignified Solomon… or is it both?
1 Kings 8:1-7, 9-13
1 The elders of Israel and all the leaders of the tribes, the princes in the ancestral houses of the children of Israel, came to King Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord’s covenant from the city of David, which is Zion. 2All the people of Israel assembled before King Solomon during the festival in the month of Ethanim (the seventh month). 3 When all
the elders of Israel had arrived, the priests took up the ark; 4 they carried the ark of the Lord and the meeting tent with all the sacred vessels that were in the tent. (The priests and Levites carried them.) 5 King
Solomon and the entire community of Israel present for the occasion
sacrificed before the ark sheep and oxen too many to number or count. 6 The priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place beneath the wings of
the cherubim in the sanctuary, the holy of holies of the temple. 7 The cherubim had their wings spread out over the place of the ark, sheltering the ark and its poles from above. 9 There was nothing
in the ark but the two stone tablets which Moses had put there at
Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel at
their departure from the land of Egypt. 10 When the priests left the holy place, the cloud filled the temple of the Lord 11 so that the priests could no longer minister because of the cloud, since the Lord’s glory had filled the temple of the Lord. 12 Then Solomon said, “The Lord intends to dwell in the dark cloud; 13 I have truly built you a princely house, a dwelling where you may abide forever.”
P S A L M
Psalm 132:6-7, 8-10
R: Lord, go up to the place of your rest!
6 Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar. 7 Let us enter into his dwelling, let us worship at his footstool. (R) 8 Advance, O Lord, to your resting place, you and the ark of your majesty. 9 May your priests be clothed with justice; let your faithful ones shout merrily for joy. 10 For the sake of David your servant, reject not the plea of your anointed. (R)
GOSPEL
Healing
is a great crowd drawer. People come out of the woodwork, so to speak,
when there is the opportunity for healing. The same is true today as it
was for Jesus. I wonder what the fascination is? Perhaps it is the doing
of the seeming impossible that gives healing its attraction? I get a
bit skeptical when people turn up to “get something” and they are not
around the following week when the “healer” is gone.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Jesus preached the Gospel of the Kingdom and cured every disease among the people.
Mark 6:53-56
53 After making the crossing to the other side of the sea, Jesus and his disciples came to land at Gennesaret and tied up there. 54 As they were leaving the boat, people immediately recognized him. 55They scurried about the surrounding country and began to bring in the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. 56 Whatever villages or towns or countryside he entered, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged
him that they might touch only the tassel on his cloak; and as many as touched it were healed.
think: However you choose to praise the Lord — unconcerned like David or dignified like Solomon — do it with all your heart.
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READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR 1 Corinthians 9-12
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