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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, February 17, 2013

First Sunday of Lent Scripture: Deuteronomy 26:4-10 Romans 10:8-13 Luke 4:1-13 Reflection: This Sunday is the first Sunday of Lent, and our Gospel reading is Luke’s account of the temptation » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, February 19, 2013

Scripture: Isaiah 55:10-11 Matthew 6:7-15 Reflection: "This is how you are to pray:" Matthew 6:9a We are beginning the first full week of Lent. The Gospel for Ash Wednesday (Matthew » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, February 13, 2013

Ash Wednesday Scripture: Joel 2:12-18 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Reflection: As we begin our journey into Lent, we should not be thinking, "What are my personal goals for » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, February 15, 2013

Scripture: Isaiah 58:1-9a Matthew 9:14-15 Reflection: The word of Isaiah today is challenging. The people have returned from exile in Babylon. The destroyed temple has been rebuilt. But it is » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, February 14, 2013

  Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Luke 9:22-25 Reflection: So what to do with that box of candy?  A seemingly trivial question given the depth and seriousness of the choices laid out » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, February 12, 2013

Scripture: Genesis 1:20-2:4a Mark 7:1-13 Reflection: Humans have a habit of imposing order and maintaining control with long lists of rules and unnecessarily restrictive taboos.  In the process, we mature, » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, February 11, 2013

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-19 Mark 6:53-56 Reflection: Often homes with young children have a space or a room which is disordered, cluttered, difficult to safely walk through and strewn with objects » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, February 10, 2013

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Luke 5:1-11 Reflection: From the scripture stories of Isaiah, Paul, and Peter, they appear to be saintly and effective instruments of God. Yet » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, February 9, 2013

  Scripture: Hebrews 13:15-17, 20-21 Mark 6:30-34       Reflection: The Great Shepherd of the Sheep In of our readings and the twenty-third psalm today we meet Jesus the » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, February 8, 2013

  Solemn Commemoration of the Passion  Scripture: Hebrews 13:1-8 Mark 6:14-29     Reflection: May the Passion of Christ be always in our hearts! Today we celebrate the title-feast of » Continue Reading.

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