1ST READING
This
line jumps out of the page: “the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon
him.” We discover the amazing promise that the Spirit of God will be
with us in our journey. God promises that He will be with us through
everything. He will guide us through our experiences if we let Him.
Isaiah 11:1-10
1 On that day, a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom. 2 The
spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him a spirit of wisdom and of
understanding, a spirit of counsel and of strength, a spirit of
knowledge and of fear of the Lord, 3 and his delight shall be the fear of the Lord. Not by appearance shall he judge, nor by hearsay shall he decide, 4 but he shall judge the poor with
justice, and decide aright for the land’s afflicted. He shall strike the ruthless with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked. 5 Justice shall be the band around his waist, and faithfulness a belt upon his hips. 6 Then
the wolf shall be a guest of the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down
with the kid; the calf and the young lion shall browse together, with a
little child to guide them. 7 The cow and the bear shall be neighbors, together their
young shall rest; the lion shall eat hay like the ox. 8 The baby shall play by the cobra’s den, and the child lay his hand on the adder’s lair. 9 There shall be no harm or ruin on all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be filled with knowledge of the Lord, as water covers the sea. 10 On
that day, the root of Jesse, set up as a signal for the nations, the
Gentiles shall seek out, for his dwelling shall be glorious.
P S A L M
Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17
R: Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace for ever.
1 O God, with your judgment endow the king, and with your justice, the king’s son; 2 He shall govern your people with justice and your afflicted ones with judgment. (R) 7 Justice shall flower in his days, and profound peace, till the moon be no more. 8 May he rule from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
(R) 12 He shall rescue the poor when he cries out, and the afflicted when he has no one to help him. 13 He shall have pity for the lowly and the poor; the lives of the poor he shall save. (R) 17 May
his name be blessed forever; as long as the sun his name shall remain.
In him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed; all the nations
shall proclaim his happiness. (R)
GOSPEL
We
do not know everything about our faith. It does not matter what we have
experienced — there is always more to God. His love, grace, mercy and
blessings are infinite. As pilgrims on earth, let us never limit what
God wants to do in our lives. Let us fix our eyes on the Lord’s path and
follow wherever He may lead us.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Behold, our Lord shall come with power; he will enlighten the eyes of his servants.
Luke 10:21-24
21 Jesus
rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I give you praise, Father, Lord
of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the
wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. Yes,
Father, such has been your gracious will. 22 All
things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows who the
Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son and
anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.” 23 Turning to the disciples in
private he said, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. 24 For
I say to you, many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but
did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it.”
think: There is always more to God than what we know or have expressed.
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 Ezekiel 21-24
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