Daily Thoughts: In prayer this
morning this section from the Letter to the Hebrews (Hebrews 10:23-25) that
gave me pause for thought. "Let us hold unwaveringly to our confession
that gives us hope, for he who made the promise is trustworthy. We must
consider how to rouse one another to love and good works... [and] encourage one
another." Our life needs to be about hope and encouragement not judgment,
finger pointing, hate and exclusion. We believe and we hold on to that belief
because we have hope in God presence in our life and in our world after all
that is God's promise to us!
Then as I read today’s Gospel (Mark 4:
21-25) I think Jesus puts the words of Hebrews a little differently. In his
wonderful image of a lamp the question is asked, do we hide the light or do we
put it on a stand and let it fill the whole room? The light, the gift of God
needs to be placed on a stand. It needs to be made visible by the way we live
our life, by the way we treat others and by the way we trust the promises of
God!
Remember as Jesus tells us today,
"The measure with which you measure will be measured out to [us]." So
let's be the light on the stand in the middle of the room today. Let's be the
one who rouses everyone else to love and good works. Let's be the one who
trusts in the promises of God and thus bring the gift of hope to all we meet this
day!
Have a great Thursday everyone!
Daily Prayer: Loving God, you
have promised to remain forever with us, may we always trust in this promise
and allow it to be the light of hope that guides our every action today and
always. May we always be your light on the stand in the middle of the room that
through our good works and the hopeful living of our life we may bring your
loving presence to the all we meet. Amen!
A Runner's Thoughts: Remember if we
have the desire to run with God, then the specifics of the techniques used do
not matter very much just keep hold of the desire and God will be with you!
Daily Blessing: I hope you Thursday
has started off in a productive manner. Remember the weekend is not far away
and if you are a sports fan the Super Bowl is upon us.
I am spending this week trying to prepare
a long run of ministry that will begin in about ten days and run all the way
until the beginning of May. So as I continue to prepare please know you will be
in my prayers throughout my ministry time on the road. I ask that you keep me
and the many faith communities that I will be visiting and celebrating with in
your prayers.
My prayer of blessing today is simple
that God will bless us as we wonder through this day. Helping us to keep our
energy high and giving us the grace to hang on so that the everyday struggles do
not get us down. I pray today that God will bless us all with much hope, strong
faith. lively joy and many measures of love! Enjoy the day, stay warm, be safe
and above all may God bless your day! Peace in Christ's Passion...Fr. Paul
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