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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, October 20, 2017

Feast of St. Paul of the Cross, Founder of the Passionists Scripture: Romans 4:1-8 Luke 12:1-7 Reflection: Today we Passionists celebrate the feast of St. Paul of the Cross, our » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, October 19, 2017

Scripture: Romans 3:21-30 Luke 11:47-54 Reflection: What occasion is there then for boasting? It is ruled out. (Romans 3:27) The readings for today’s Mass challenge us on several fronts. Jesus » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, October 17, 2017

Scripture: Romans 1:16-25 Luke 11:37-41 Reflection: Today’s readings offer three important lessons to guide us on our journey to God. The first lesson is that hints of God are all » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, October 16, 2017

Scripture: Romans 1:1-7 Luke 11:29-32 Reflection: Whenever we put forth energy on a project, generally we like to see results. Students participating in the meditation classes taught at the Passionist » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, October 15, 2017

Scripture: Isaiah 25:6-10a Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20 Matthew 22:1-14 Reflection: Sometimes when I watch TV, I not only pay attention to the program I’m watching, but also the commercials. Actually, I » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, October 14, 2017

Scripture: Joel 4:12-21 Luke 11:27-28 Reflection: A couple of years ago I traveled to California on business, where there was a severe drought. They lived every day aware of every » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, October 12, 2017

Scripture: Malachi 3:13-20b Luke 11:5-13 Reflection: The readings today address essential, critical elements of being missionary disciples in our daily actions. Perseverance, persistence and endurance are essential in doing kingdom-building, » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, October 11, 2017

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11 Luke 11:1-4 Reflection: What a strange book, this Book of the Prophet Jonah.  It reads less like a “book” than like an extended parable, like satire.  Jonah » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, October 10, 2017

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10 Luke 10:38-42 Reflection: We are given two directives in today’s scripture: Listen, and Act. The first part is deceptively difficult. My own life is incredibly busy. I » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, October 9, 2017

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-2:2, 11 Luke 10:25-37   Reflection: Surprise Our Neighbor as God Surprises Us The God of Surprises meets us this Monday morning! There is the surprise of hospitality » Continue Reading.

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