Message of 1-27-15

Published: Tue, 01/27/15

Message of the Day

Christ crucified and risen is Lord of all; all the forces in the universe, well-disposed and ill-disposed, are subject to Him. To be united to Christ by faith is to throw off the thraldom of hostile powers, to enjoy perfect freedom, to gain the mastery over the dominion of evil, because Christ’s victory is ours.

... F. F. Bruce (1910-1990), The Apostolic Defense of the Gospel

("I can do all things though Christ who strengthens me." Phil. 4:13)

Daily Readings

HEB 10:1-10; PS 40:2 AND 4AB, 7-8A, 10, 11; MK 3:31-35

R. Here am I Lord; I come to do your will.

I have waited, waited for the LORD,

and he stooped toward me.

And he put a new song into my mouth,

a hymn to our God.

Sacrifice or oblation you wished not,

but ears open to obedience you gave me.

Burnt offerings or sin-offerings you sought not;

then said I, “Behold I come.”

I announced your justice in the vast assembly;

I did not restrain my lips, as you, O LORD, know.

Your justice I kept not hid within my heart;

your faithfulness and your salvation I have spoken of;

I have made no secret of your kindness and your truth

in the vast assembly.

USCCB Lectionary

Reflection on the Scriptures

God’s will is still a mystery to me. I don’t know what God wants from me, and we may never know what God’s plan is for the world. But that doesn’t mean we are not responsible for listening to God with an open heart like Jesus. We must cultivate an attentiveness and a stillness that allows us to communicate with God in the midst of our daily chaos. And in those moments when we do perceive God’s will, it might require immense fortitude to carry it out.

On the heels of the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord and in light of today’s readings, I commit myself to contemplating what it means to “come to do the Lord’s will,” as we are called to do in the sacrament of baptism and commit to do each week in the Eucharist. Specific answers may prove elusive, but the spiritual process will bear great fruit.

- by Charlie Wester

Creighton Online Ministries

Spiritual Reading

Selected Quotes from the Writings of St. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)

The Spirit of God

is a life that bestows life,

root of world-tree

and the wind in its boughs.

Scrubbing out sin,

she rubs oil into wounds.

She is glistening life

alluring all praise,

all-awakening,

all-resurrecting.

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