We can
look at this Gospel story through these questions or we can see it another way.
Perhaps Jesus was not being rude or disrespectful; perhaps he was just taking
the opportunity to expand our understanding of family. Perhaps he was taking
the opportunity to help us understand better what it means to be community, to
be church, to be family, to be the Body of Christ!
As people
who believe we are not on this journey alone, we traveling as community, as
church, as family, as the Body of Christ. Jesus is just reminding us that we
are connected and we can draw upon the strength of the many to help us in those
moments of doubt, struggle and challenge. Believing in, valuing and living out
our relationship with God makes us part of a great family of believers.
As we journey
through this day let us trust in the presence of a family of faith that means
we are never alone, that we are always loved by God.
Have a
great Tuesday everyone!
Daily
Prayer:
Loving God we have often abandoned you but you never abandon us. Your loving
hands are always outstretched toward us, even when we stubbornly look the other
way and your gentle voice constantly calls us, even when we persistently fuse
to listen. Touch us today, call us today, bless us today and be with us today
so that we may know that we are never alone, that you are always with us and
you will never leave us. Help us to walk by faith and proclaim it by the life
we live. Amen!
A Runner’s
Thoughts:
As we let us imagine that God is at our side, running along with us. Imagine
how God might look with kindness into the faces of all whom the two of us might
meet as we run. Imagine how God would find good in everyone we encountered.
Let’s us look for good in everyone we meet today. Let us look for good in
ourselves today. Have a great run!
Daily
Blessing:
Tuesday blessings and greetings from Pelham! I hope your day has started off
well. It is a sunny day here and it feels like it is going to be hot and humid.
I hope things are a little better where you are. If not, I hope you have a cool
place to take refuse in from time to time.
Wherever
you are I hope your day goes well. May this Tuesday be one of many graces and
blessings for you and those you love. May God bless you today with many
wonderful surprises so that you will know you are loved and that you always
make the world a better place by the gift of your presence. May you be blessed
with the grace of God’s love and may you share it with everyone you meet. Peace
in Christ’s Passion…Fr. Paul
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