DAILY HOLY MASS READINGS
The word of God is living and effective,
able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart. Heb 4:12
1 Samuel 15:16-23, Psalm 50:8-9, 16-17, 21 and 23, Mark 2:18-22
1 Samuel 15:16-23
Dear Love, Beloved of my soul,
The sin of presumption is a terrible sin. We cannot fail to do God's in precisely the manner in which He requires us to do it. We cannot decide for ourselves the extent to which we will obey and whether we can compromise partly believing that we know better than Him. God knew exactly why He commanded Saul to destroy the enemy and everything that belonged to him yet, Saul decided that he knew better than God and tried to justify his actions to Samuel.
We ought to be humble and do exactly as God desires trusting that even though we may not fully comprehend we must obey.
Psalm 50:8-9, 16-17, 21 and 23
Dear Love, Beloved of my soul,
You remind us today that You are more pleased with us when we obey You than when we do things, even good things for You rather than doing what You desire us to do. This required humility, a childlike spirit, it means being docile to Your Spirit. It means being like You - Your will was always perfectly conformed to that of Your Father.
Teach me Beloved that it is better to obey than to offer sacrifice. God loves nothing more than one who is meek and humble of heart.
Mark 2:18-22
Dear Love, Beloved of my soul,
Today You remind us that there is a time to fast and a time to refrain from fasting. As long as the Bridegroom is with us fasting is not required rather we are called to enjoy Your Presence and delight in being with You and having You in our midst.
Even in the Church we have times during Lent and Advent when the Church requires that we fast and do some penance in order to discipline our body. However, the Church requires that we do this in moderation and not to become scrupulous about our fasting. It is far more pleasing to God if we love Him and each other and our love is made visible in humble service.
The word of God is living and effective,
able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart. Heb 4:12
1 Samuel 15:16-23, Psalm 50:8-9, 16-17, 21 and 23, Mark 2:18-22
1 Samuel 15:16-23
Dear Love, Beloved of my soul,
The sin of presumption is a terrible sin. We cannot fail to do God's in precisely the manner in which He requires us to do it. We cannot decide for ourselves the extent to which we will obey and whether we can compromise partly believing that we know better than Him. God knew exactly why He commanded Saul to destroy the enemy and everything that belonged to him yet, Saul decided that he knew better than God and tried to justify his actions to Samuel.
We ought to be humble and do exactly as God desires trusting that even though we may not fully comprehend we must obey.
Psalm 50:8-9, 16-17, 21 and 23
Dear Love, Beloved of my soul,
You remind us today that You are more pleased with us when we obey You than when we do things, even good things for You rather than doing what You desire us to do. This required humility, a childlike spirit, it means being docile to Your Spirit. It means being like You - Your will was always perfectly conformed to that of Your Father.
Teach me Beloved that it is better to obey than to offer sacrifice. God loves nothing more than one who is meek and humble of heart.
Mark 2:18-22
Dear Love, Beloved of my soul,
Today You remind us that there is a time to fast and a time to refrain from fasting. As long as the Bridegroom is with us fasting is not required rather we are called to enjoy Your Presence and delight in being with You and having You in our midst.
Even in the Church we have times during Lent and Advent when the Church requires that we fast and do some penance in order to discipline our body. However, the Church requires that we do this in moderation and not to become scrupulous about our fasting. It is far more pleasing to God if we love Him and each other and our love is made visible in humble service.
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