Daily Meditation: John 10:26-30
John 10:26-30
26 The works I do in my Father’s name proclaim who I am, but you don’t believe because, as I said, you are not my sheep.
27 My sheep hear my voice and I know them; they follow me 28 and I give them eternal life. They shall never perish and no one will ever steal them from me. 29 What the Father has given me is above everything else and no one can snatch it from the Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.”
My Beloved, in Matthew 7:16 You said, "By their fruits you will know them." If the fruit of my work is quarrel, dissension, division and death then most clearly all that I do comes from darkness. On the other hand, all Your works were and are works of healing, forgiveness, mercy, compassion, goodness, life, love. Everything You did spoke clearly of power and grace that flowed through You from Your Father. Those who recognized You understood that You came from God. There are many in this world who do not believe because they do not belong to Your fold. Thank You for these most comforting verses to those who know they belong to You.
I am Your sheep. I hear Your voice, You know me and I follow You because I recognize that I belong to You. I shall not perish, I shall live because I am grafted to You and no one would dare to snatch me from You. Yes, Beloved, You and the Father are one - one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit and I am Yours and therefore I am one with the triune God as well.
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Daily Mass Readings: Acts 4:23-31, John 3:1-8, Psalm 2:1-9
Acts 4:23-31
Even to this day Beloved, the world and its rulers, the faithless and the godless continue to conspire against You and against Your Church. They persecute and they ridicule. They enact laws that seek to make it a crime to spread Your message of goodness, mercy forgiveness and love. They distort the truth making their way sound reasonable when in fact their way is corrupt and brings death to body, soul, mind and spirit. How foolish the world of the unbeliever is - they thought they would rid themselves of You by killing You, but what they accomplished was exactly in accordance with the Father's plan. You were given into the hands of evil men in order to save the world. In the end, God drew good out of unimaginable horror and evil as He always does if we trust in Him.
verses 29-31. 29 But now, Lord, see their threats against us and enable your servants to speak your word with all boldness. 30 Stretch out your hand to heal and to work signs and wonders through the Name of Jesus your holy servant.”
31 When they had prayed, the place where they were gathered together shook, and they were all filled with Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God boldly.
Fill us with Your Holy Spirit in order that we might continue to speak boldly, challenging the evil of wicked men and wicked laws that seek to bring death. As we meet to pray in the daily Eucharistic celebration, stretch out Your hand along with ours, as we work in Your Holy Name to heal, strengthen, teach, witness and bless. Wake us from our sleep of apathy and shake us out of our lethargy to work actively for Your Kingdom.
John 3:1-8
Nicodemus is one who represents those who belong to the rulers of the world and yet they are genuine seekers of the truth. He recognized You. Your works demonstrated clearly that God was with You mightily. There were pharisees who said that You cast out demons through the power of Satan - they blasphemed. They would rather believe a lie than acknowledge the truth.
Nicodemus was different. he did not yet have the courage to follow You in the daylight but came furtively under cover of the night yet You accepted him as he was without reproach. Your revealed wonderful truths to him. Verse 5 5 Jesus replied, “Truly, I say to you: No one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. Fill us once again Lord with the breath of Your Holy Spirit in order to empower us to do the work that You have entrusted to us. Sweet, gentle, Holy Spirit of Jesus, Spirit of Light and Truth, descend on me and remain with me now and forever. Amen.
Psalm 2:1-9
1 Why do the nations conspire?
Why do the peoples plot in vain?
2 The kings of the earth brace themselves
and the rulers together take their stand
against the Lord and his anointed.
3 They say, “Let us break their bonds!
Let us cast away their chains!”
4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs;
the Lord looks at them in derision.
5 Then in anger he speaks to them,
terrifying them in the fury of his wrath:
6 “Behold the king I have installed,
in Zion, upon my holy hill!”
7 I will proclaim the decree of the Lord.
He said to me: “You are my son.
This day I have begotten you.
8 Ask of me and I will give you
the nations for your inheritance,
the ends of the earth for your possession.
9 You shall rule them with iron scepter
and shatter them as a potter’s vase.”
Praise the Lord, Praise the Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy
Spirit now and forever. Alleluia, Alleluia ,Alleluia!!!!!!!
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