Daily Reflections

This is when Jesus responds: go and sell what you have; give to the poor; follow me. The young man went away sad because he had many possessions.

Today we meet a Jesus who stirs things up, who rattles, provokes, disturbs, and perhaps even frightens us.

Jesus says to us today: “Let the children come to me.” How are we to respond?

“My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit finds joy in God my savior…God who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name.”

One healthy form of forgiveness is to “act like God” and give the hurtful person the challenge to renew their faith, start over, and do less evil in the future.

"For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among you."

“Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven.” 

It seems sometimes God shouts out to us, so we don’t miss something important, that our sail catches the breeze or our little boat doesn’t miss a current.

In my heart, though, I know it isn’t right for fear to drive us away from God instead of into God’s arms.

In our Sunday readings, we are following the Gospel of Luke, where Jesus also is teaching as he journeys to Jerusalem.