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Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8Matthew 10:24-33 Reflection: Don’t Be Afraid After naming the apostles, Matthew gives us a teaching, a reflection, on ministering. We go as sheep among wolves, there will be persecution, even betrayal. We are given the hopeful refrain, “Do…
Scripture: Hosea 14:2-10Matthew 10:16-23 Reflection: This week we have been listening to the words of the prophet Hosea; words which catch our attention—and touch our souls. Hosea’s message was very much about mercy; “Don’t worry, I know you’ve put your…
Scripture: Hosea 11:1-4, 8e-9Matthew 10:7-15 Reflection: Jesus said to his Apostles:As you go, make this proclamation:‘The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.’Cure the sick, raise the dead,cleanse the lepers, drive out demons.Without cost you have received; without cost you are…
Scripture: Hosea 10:1-3,7-8, 12Matthew 10: 1-7 Reflection: “Sow for yourselves justice, reap the fruit of piety; break up for yourselves a new field, for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain down justice upon you.”…
Scripture: Hosea 8:4-7, 11-13Matthew 9:32-38 Reflection: Thus says the LORD: They made kings in Israel, but not by my authority; they established princes, but without my approval. –Hosea 8:4 But the Pharisees said, “He drives out demons by the prince…
Scripture: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31John 21:20-25 Reflection: Love Received, Love Shared It’s July 4th, 2022! For citizens of the U.S.A., this Independence Day invites us to ponder and celebrate our nation’s 246-year history and its involvement in the world today. The…
Scripture: Isaiah 66:10-14cGalatians 6:14-18Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 Reflection: Over the course of their lives, many people will wrestle with their desires for position, power, privilege, and prestige. These desires, or indeed often ‘drives’, will surface again and again in the journey…
Scripture: Amos 9:11-15Matthew 9:14-17 Reflection: People do not put new wine into old wineskins.Otherwise the skins burst, the wine spills out, and the skins are ruined.Rather, they pour new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved. -Matthew 9:17 In Jesus’…
Scripture: Amos 8:4-6, 9-12Matthew 9:9-13 Reflection: The first reading for today is a blistering attack on the rich and powerful who exploit the poor for their own gain. Amos, the eighth-century prophet, is known as one of the most powerful…
Scripture: Amos 7:10-17Matthew 9:1-8 Reflection: My eye was drawn first to the line in today’s gospel reading that says, “Why do you harbor evil thoughts?” When I read the comments from both sides of dissension in the news of today’s…