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Daily Scripture, July 5, 2025

Scripture:

Genesis 27:1-5, 15-29
Matthew 9:14-17

Reflection:

May God give to you of the dew of the heavens and of the fertility of the earth abundance of grain and wine.   -Genesis 27:28

People do not put new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise the skins burst, the wine spills out, and the skins are ruined.   -Matthew 9:17

Albert Einstein once said, “The problems of today can only be solved at a higher level of thinking than that which created them.” A similar quote from David Goldstein runs, “You can’t solve tomorrow’s challenges with yesterday’s thinking.” Both of these quotations echo Jesus‘s words about new wine in old wine skins. Although somewhat obscure to us today, the apostles would’ve understood what he meant. Old wine skins would have been stretched out and ready to tear if put under any pressure. New wine was still fermenting, growing, under transformation from grape juice to wine. In the same way that Albert Einstein and David Goldstein said that are thinking must be transformed if we are to move forward, Jesus is telling us that we ourselves must be transformed to hold his new teaching.

But this is not a one-time event. As it is written in the book of Revelation, “Behold, I make all things new,” every day is a new day.  Every day, Jesus comes to us, ready to pour His Spirit of new wine into us. We must allow ourselves to be transformed into new wine skins for this new teaching. This can sometimes be uncomfortable. However, as Christians, we are called to continuously participate in this creative process of transformation, giving up our old ways of thinking and allowing ourselves to be born again.

My prayer today is that we all give ourselves over to this process of transformation and allow ourselves to be Jesus’s hands in the building up of God‘s kingdom here on earth.

Talib Huff is a retired teacher and a member of the retreat team at Christ the King Passionist Retreat Center in Citrus Heights, California. You may contact him at [email protected].

Daily Scripture, November 26, 2020

Scripture: Revelation 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9aLuke 21:20-28 Reflection: Thanksgiving. Today is a day we set aside to take a good look around us and be thankful. We probably should make » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, November 25, 2020

Scripture: Revelation 15:1-4Luke 21:12-19 Reflection: “He did not say, ‘You shall not be perturbed, you shall not be troubled, you shall not be distressed,’ but He said, ‘You shall not » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, November 24, 2020

Scripture: Revelation 14:14-19Luke 21:12-19 Reflection: Lead Astray “See to it that you are not misled “LK 21:8 The Greek inspired word for misled in Gospel today is planao. It means to stray, » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, November 22, 2020

Solemnity of Christ the King Scripture: Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-171 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28Matthew 25:31-46 Reflection: I was hungry and you gave me to eat.I was thirsty you gave me drink… At » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, November 23, 2020

Scripture: Revelation 14:1-3, 4b-5Luke 21:1-4 Reflection: In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus observes some wealthy people “putting their offerings into the treasury.” Then He notices a poor widow putting in “two » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, November 21, 2020

Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Scripture: Revelation 11:4-12Luke 20:27-40 Reflection: The feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is based on the ancient tradition of presenting Mary » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, November 19, 2020

Scripture: Revelation 5:1-10Luke 19:41-44 Reflection: As Jesus drew near Jerusalem, he saw the city and wept over it. -Luke: 19:41 Do you remember the last time you wept? Were they » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, November 17, 2020

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6, 14-22Luke 19:1-10 Reflection: “Today salvation has come to this house.” Those words from today’s gospel are the most important we will ever hear. But when Jesus comes » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, November 16, 2020

Scripture: Revelation 1:1-4; 2:1-5Luke 18:35-43 Reflection: This passage from Luke’s Gospel places us on the Road to Jericho, which is about twenty miles from Jerusalem.  It is a very narrow » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, November 15, 2020

Scripture: Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-311 Thessalonians 5:1-6Matthew 25:14-30 Reflection: In our Gospel reading for Sunday, Jesus tells a parable about a man and three of his servants. I would like » Continue Reading.

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