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"Praised by my Lord for our sister, mother earth, which sustains and keeps us, and brings forth diverse fruits with grass and flowers bright."
- Francis of Assisi, The Canticle of the Sun
(Creation reflecting God's goodness . . . Let yourself be nourished so this day.) |
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GN 28:10-22A; PS 91:1-2, 3-4, 14-15AB
MT 9:18-26
While Jesus was speaking, an official came forward,
knelt down before him, and said,
"My daughter has just died.
But come, lay your hand on her, and she will live."
Jesus rose and followed him, and so did his disciples.
A woman suffering hemorrhages for twelve years came up behind him
and touched the tassel on his cloak.
She said to herself, "If only I can touch his cloak, I shall be cured."
Jesus turned around and
saw her, and said,
"Courage, daughter! Your faith has saved you."
And from that hour the woman was cured.
When Jesus arrived at the official's house
and saw the flute players and the crowd who were making a commotion,
he said, "Go away! The girl is not dead but sleeping."
And they ridiculed him.
When
the crowd was put out, he came and took her by the hand,
and the little girl arose.
And news of this spread throughout all that land.
USCCB lectionary
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Reflection on the Scripture |
"Jacob took the stone that he had put under his
head, set it up as a memorial stone, and poured oil on top of it. He called that site Bethel." —Genesis 28:18-19
Jacob came upon a pagan shrine. There he fell asleep and had a dream in which he met God and received special revelation. "He called that site Bethel," that is, "the house of God" (Gn 28:19).
The Lord wants each of us to have several Bethels in our lives. For example, the Lord probably wants several people to decide to give their lives to Him while sitting at our kitchen tables or in our living rooms. Then we will have even more reason to name our homes Bethel, "the house of God." The Lord wants to forgive, free, heal, and lead people to conversion at our places of employment. Then that hospital, factory, office, school, studio, or field will rightly be
called Bethel, "the house of God." The landscape of our lives should be dotted with Bethels.
The Lord is present everywhere, but there are holy places where His presence is more profound. He is most deeply present as the Eucharist. The Lord wants us to be walking tabernacles and fill this world with holy places where His eucharistic love has transformed lives and given salvation. With Jesus, make
Bethels.
Prayer: Father, make me holy and make places holy.
Promise: "Jesus turned around and saw her and said, 'Courage, daughter! Your faith has restored you to health.' That very moment the woman got well." —Mt
9:22 Presentation Ministries
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Theological Gems from Emile Merch's Theology of the Mystical Body - selected by Jim and Tyra Arraj
Book V: In Christ
Chapter 15: The Holy Supernatural 460. A more intimate union with Him is essentially a fulfillment.
463. The Trinity, which does not express itself in creatures and hence is unknowable except through revelation,
represents God as He is in Himself and for Himself alone.
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