WEDNESDAY OF THE TWELFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME - 2021

DAILY HOLY MASS READINGS

Make your home in me, as I make mine in you,
says the Lord;
whoever remains in me bears fruit in plenty. JN 15:4-5

GENESIS 15:1-12,17-18 ©

My Soul's Beloved,

What You say to Abraham You say to all who belong to You, 'Have no fear, I AM your shield; your reward will be very great.' Like Abraham, we can get caught up with the obvious lack in our lives despite the fact that all Your promises are true. God promised him a great inheritance to be given to his descendants who would be more in number than the sand on the shore and the stars in the heavens - but the stark fact that stared him the face was that he was childless. ‘My Lord, what do you intend to give me? I go childless. See, you have given me no descendants; some man of my household will be my heir.’ 

But with God all things are possible and we can trust You to be true to Your Word even when it seems humanly hopeless. We need never be afraid for we can take You at Your Word which is always true. Abraham and Sara would have a child in their old age when it was physically impossible for her to conceive. You always make a way. Just as You parted the Red Sea so will You break insurmountable barriers and all You have said will come to pass as it did for Abraham and Sara.

God made a covenant with Abraham with the blood of the sacrifice of animals and birds but with us, God has made an eternal covenant of love in You. We are washed, cleansed, and sealed in Your Blood and in Your Spirit, and as heirs, we are given a share in the Kingdom of God. 

PSALM 105:1-4,6-9 ©

My Soul's Beloved,

We are blessed to be counted among the people who belong to the New Covenant of love in Your Blood. You are the reason we sing songs of thanksgiving and praise to God. We live because of You. We have hope because of what You have done for us. We have a glorious destiny because we belong to You. 

Thank You, Lord, for saving us, redeeming us, loving us, forgiving us, restoring us, and never abandoning us even when we abandon You. Thank You for being our strength and our help.

Thank You for making us children of God and heirs to the Kingdom. Thank You for shedding Your Blood for us and sealing us in the new and final Covenant of Love with the Father. Thank You for incorporating us into Your Body and making us one with You in time and eternity. 

MATTHEW 7:15-20 ©

My Soul's Beloved,

Today false prophets abound even within the Church and among those who have been chosen and appointed as shepherds to guard Your flock. They are definitely ravenous wolves in sheep's clothing because they are far more treacherous than the false prophets who wage war against Your Church from the outside.

The very foundations of the Church You founded on Peter seem to tremble and we would be filled with fear if we did not have Your assurance that the gates of hell will not prevail against her.

Truth is immutable. Truth is enduring. Evil may camouflage the Truth for a while but it will never destroy it for Truth by its very nature is indestructible. The Truth will prevail despite the concerted efforts of evil men and women who work tirelessly to bring the Church to her knees.

The fruit of evil is division, rancor, hate, envy, jealousy, pride, and this is evident in every false prophet and teacher. Sadly, they are unaware that there is a righteous Judge and there will be a judgment, and every tree that has produced rotten fruit will be cut down and thrown into eternal flames. Help us Lord to bear good fruit always.