Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13, Matthew 9:9-13, Psalm 19:2-5

Daily Mass Readings:  Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13, Matthew 9:9-13,

                                       Psalm 19:2-5

Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13

1 Therefore I, the prisoner of Christ, invite you to live the vocation you have received. 2 Be humble, kind, patient, and bear with one another in love.

3 Make every effort to keep among you the unity of Spirit through bonds of peace. 4 Let there be one body and one spirit, for God, in calling you, gave the same Spirit to all. 5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism. 6 One God, the Father of all, who is above all and works through all and is in all.

7 But to each of us divine grace is given ac­cording to the measure of Christ’s gift.

11As for his gifts, to some he gave to be apostles, to others prophets, or even evangelists, or pastors and teachers. 12 So he prepared those who belong to him for the ministry, in order to build up the Body of Christ, 13 until we are all united in the same faith and knowledge of the Son of God. Thus we shall become the perfect Man, upon reaching maturity and sharing the fullness of Christ.

My Beloved in these verses, the Apostle Paul gives us a blueprint of Your Body the Church.  To each is given a gift or gifts to help us become effective in our calling.  No matter what our vocation may be, we are called to serve in love, kindness, patience and humility.  At the end of our earthly journey, we will become all  that God intends for each of His children. The goal of the Father for each of His children is to become the perfect Man as we reach the fullness of spiritual maturity which is found only in You, His Son.

Matthew 9:9-13

10 Now it happened, while Jesus was at table in Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and other sinners joined Jesus and his disciples. 11 When the Pharisees saw this they said to his disciples, “Why is it that your master eats with those sinners and tax collectors?”

12 When Jesus heard this he said, “Healthy people do not need a doctor, but sick people do. 13 Go and find out what this means: What I want is mercy, not sacrifice. I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.”

My Beloved, You will always be found at table with sinners for You care for us, You invite us constantly to intimate fellowship with You.

Psalm 19:2-5

2 The heavens declare the glory of God;

the firmament proclaims the work of his hands.

3 Day talks it over with day;

night hands on the knowledge to night.

4 No speech, no words, no voice is heard –

5 but the call goes on throughout the universe,

the message is felt to the ends of the earth.

God is alive in His creation which is alive and beautiful and speaks of the glory of the Creator all the time.