Every evil is based on some good. Indeed, evil cannot exist by itself, since it has no essence, as we have shown. Therefore, evil must be in some subject. Now, every subject, because it is some sort of substance, is a good of some kind. So, every evil is in a good thing.
- Thomas Aquinas -
(This point of classical theology reminds us that everything God has created is good--and that includes you. Evil is a distortion of the good.)
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1 COR 3:18-23; PS 24:1-6
LK 5:1-11
While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God,
he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.
He saw two boats there alongside the lake;
the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets.
Getting into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon,
he asked him to put out a short distance from the shore.
Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.
After he had finished speaking, he said to Simon,
“Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch.”
Simon said in reply,
“Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing,
but at your command I will lower the nets.”
When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish
and their nets were tearing.
They signaled to their partners in the other boat
to come to help them.
They came and filled both boats
so that the boats were in danger of sinking.
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of Jesus and said,
“Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.”
For astonishment at the catch of fish they had made seized him
and all those with him,
and likewise James and John, the sons of Zebedee,
who were partners of Simon.
Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid;
from now on you will be catching men.”
When they brought their boats to the shore,
they left everything and followed him.
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September 10, 2020: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Reflection on the Scriptures |
Where today will I hear the voice of Jesus, see the face of God and feel the breath of the Spirit?
Will I continue to follow Jesus on this sandy, rocky path?
When today, I hear his voice, feel his touch, Lord, soften my heart.
- by Joan Blandin Howard
Revelations of Divine Love
- by Julian of Norwich
Sixteenth Revelation, Chapter 79
I was taught that I should see mine own sin, and not other men's sin except it may be for comfort and help of my fellow-Christians
And thus in this dread I have matter of meekness that saveth me from presumption, and in the blessed Shewing of Love I have matter of true comfort and of joy that saveth me from despair. All this homely Shewing of our courteous Lord, it is a lovely lesson and a sweet, gracious teaching of Himself in comforting of our soul. For He willeth that we [should]
know by the sweetness and homely loving of Him, that all that we see or feel, within or without, that is contrary to this is of the enemy and not of God. And thus--If we be stirred to be the more reckless of our living or of the keeping of our hearts because that we have knowing of this plenteous love, then need we greatly to beware. For this stirring, if it come, is untrue; and greatly we ought to hate it, for it all hath no likeness of God's will. And when that we be fallen, by frailty or
blindness, then our courteous Lord toucheth us and stirreth us and calleth us; and then willeth He that we see our wretchedness and meekly be aware of it. But He willeth not that we abide thus, nor He willeth not that we busy us greatly about our accusing, nor He willeth not that we be wretched over our self; but He willeth that we hastily turn ourselves unto Him. For He standeth all aloof and abideth us sorrowfully and mournfully till when we come, and hath haste to have us to Him. For we are
His joy and His delight, and He is our salve and our life.
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