The Son of Man came to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many - Daily Bible Readings September 30,2014

1^ST READING

 

Job loses everything he owns and holds dear to him. He has come to the conclusion that he would be better off if he had never existed. This demonstrates the depth of suffering of Job such that he may have even been tempted to end his own life. Suicide is an enormous problem in today’s society. Let us pray that all those tempted to take their own life read Job first, because in reading these stories, they will discover a way through all their difficulties.

 

Job 3:1-3, 11-17, 20-23

1 Job opened his mouth and cursed his day. 2 Job spoke out and said: 3 Perish the day on which I was born, the night when they said, “The child is a boy!” 11 Why did I not perish at birth, come forth from the womb and expire? 12 [16] Or why was I not buried away like an untimely birth, like babes that have never seen the light? 13 [12] Wherefore did the knees receive me? or why did I suck at the breasts? 14 [13] For then I should have lain down and been tranquil; had I slept, I should then have been at rest. 15 [14] With kings and counselors of the earth who built where now there are ruins. 16 [15] Or with princes who had gold and filled their houses with silver. 17 There the wicked cease from troubling, there the weary are at rest. 20 Why is light given to the toilers, and life to the bitter in spirit? 21 They wait for death and it comes not; they search for it rather than for hidden treasures, 22 rejoice in it exultingly, and are glad when they reach the grave: 23 Those whose path is hidden from them, and whom God has hemmed in!

 

P S A L M

 

Psalm 88:2-3, 4-5, 6, 7-8

R: Let my prayer come before you, Lord.

1 [2] O Lord, my God, by day I cry out; at night I clamor in your presence. 2 [3] Let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my call for help. (R) 3 [4] For my soul is surfeited with troubles and my life draws near to the nether world. 4 [5] I am numbered with those who go down into the pit; I am a man without strength. (R) 5 [6] My couch is among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no longer and who are cut off from your care. (R) 6 [7] You have plunged me into the bottom of the pit, into the dark abyss. 7 [8] Upon me your wrath lies heavy, and with all your billows you overwhelm me. (R)

 

GOSPEL

 

Jesus sets His mind and heart and proceeds to Jerusalem, a place where many of the Old Testament prophets went to on their journey, in order to reach the maximum number of people in the easiest way possible. We need to learn from this example so that we can implement it as a part of our strategy for evangelization.

 

 

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

The Son of Man came to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.

 

Luke 9:51-56

51 When the days for Jesus to be taken up were fulfilled, he resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem, 52 and he sent messengers ahead of him. On the way they entered a Samaritan village to prepare for his reception there, 53 but they would not welcome him because the destination of his journey was Jerusalem. 54 When the disciples James and John saw this they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?” 55 Jesus turned and rebuked them, 56 and they journeyed to another village.

 

think:  Let us pray that all those tempted to take their own life read Job first, because in reading these stories, they will discover a way through all their difficulties.

 

T O D A Y’S BLESSING LIST

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READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Proverbs 21-23

 

 

REVIEW OF THE QUARTER

 

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What were the most important words the Lord gave to me this quarter?

 

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What were my greatest blessings these past three months?

 

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What are my most pressing needs for the next quarter?

 

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