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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, April 9, 2009

Holy Thursday  Scripture: Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13:1-15 Reflection: Tonight we begin the three day feast of the Triduum that takes us to our roots and causes » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, April 10, 2009

Good Friday Scripture: Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9 John 18:1-19:42 Reflection: Have you ever met a complainer?  You know the type – a slight inconvenience becomes a major catastrophe and » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, April 8, 2009

Scripture: Isaiah 50:4-9a Matthew 26:14-25 Reflection: Throughout his career and especially during Holy Week Jesus has keen insight into events (such as his betrayal in today’s Gospel). When people heard » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, April 7, 2009

Scripture: Isaiah 49:1-6 John 13:21-33, 36-38 Reflection: The Evangelist, John, tells of the inner soul of Jesus at the Last Supper.  "He loved his own in the world and loved » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, April 6, 2009

Scripture: Isaiah 42:1-7 John 12:1-11 Reflection: During the first days of Holy Week, we are directed to the Book of Isaiah the Prophet and his meditations on the Suffering Servant » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, April 5, 2009

Palm (Passion) Sunday  Scripture: Isaiah 50:4-7 Philippians 2:6-11 Mark 14:1-15:47 or 15:1-39 Reflection: Today the Church celebrates the Commemoration of the Lord’s entrance into Jerusalem.  We more frequently use the » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, April 4, 2009

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:21-28 John 11:45-56 Reflection: They looked for Jesus and said to one another as they were in the temple area, "What do you think?  That he will not » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, April 2, 2009

Scripture: Genesis 17:3-9 John 8:51-59 Reflection: The refrain of the responsorial psalm, "The Lord remembers his covenant for ever" announces the theme for this date’s liturgy: God is faithful.  As » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, April 3, 2009

Scripture: Jeremiah 20:10-13 John 10:31-42 Reflection: Jesus makes the statement which would have him condemned to die. "I am God’s Son." Are we not reminded constantly that we are God’s » Continue Reading.

Daily Scripture, March 30, 2009

Scripture: Daniel 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 John 8:1-11 Reflection: Today’s gospel is about a woman caught in adultery.  The people that gathered around her were all set to stone her » Continue Reading.

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