Message of 7-11-16

Published: Mon, 07/11/16

A Daily Spiritual Seed
Monday: July 11, 2016
Message of the Day
To those whose attitude is just “Jesus and me” I say, it is wonderful you found Jesus. But you cannot truly have Jesus and simultaneously not do what He says. The outgrowth of love and faith in Christ is love and faith like Christ’s, which means we are committed, even as He is, to His people. 
- Francis Frangipane

(What would this mean for you today?)
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Readings of the Day
Is 1:10-17;    Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23;    Mt 10:34-11:1

R. To the upright I will show the saving power of God.

"Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you,
for your burnt offerings are before me always.
I take from your house no bullock,
no goats out of your fold."

"Why do you recite my statutes,
and profess my covenant with your mouth,
Though you hate discipline
and cast my words behind you?"

"When you do these things, shall I be deaf to it?
Or do you think you that I am like yourself?
I will correct you by drawing them up before your eyes.
He that offers praise as a sacrifice glorifies me;
and to him that goes the right way I will show the salvation of God."

USCCB lectionary
Reflection on the Scripture
“I have come to bring not peace but the sword.”

Jesus does not intentionally set us against the members of our own family. Rather, he points out that no part of life is exempted from the demands of discipleship, least of all our homes and families. In fact, our commitment to Christ will affect all of our relationships, and the ripples will be felt first and most intensely by those closest to us. These folks are often our clearest mirror for searching out and rectifying discrepancies in our practice of faith. So let us cherish them — both for the support they offer and the challenges they present — and remember that they are first among those whom we are called to love and to serve as Christ.

“For peace within our families, we pray.”

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Spiritual Reading
Theological Gems from Emile Merch's Theology of the Mystical Body
- selected by Jim and Tyra Arraj

Book III: Christ
 
Chapter 11: Nature of the Redemption

276. Man needs sufferings and death in order to tear himself away from his sin.
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