Daily
Thoughts:
In the readings today we find the simple message - God saves us! However, it is only those who believe will be
saved. Perhaps more importantly if we
want to be saved we need to acknowledge the need for God’s presence in our life
in order to gain the gift of deliverance.
In the
first reading from Acts, the Apostles are imprisoned, and the angel of God
comes and releases them and sends them to the temple area to continue
preaching. They are released from their imprisonment because God is with them.
In the
Responsorial Psalm we hear the echoes of God’s response to those in need - Lord
hears the cry of the poor. All who
believe in God and call out to God will be aided in their time of
struggle. God does not abandon his
people. But there needs to be a request
– God needs to hear the cry of the poor.
God’s responds may not always come as quickly or as directly as it did
for the Apostles in jail but down through our faith story God has always
responded to the cry of those in need.
In the
Gospel we encounter Jesus as the ultimate delivery of God’s response to those
in need. God so loved us that he gave us
his only begotten son. Out of this profound love God made the ultimate
sacrifice for all of us. Only through
Jesus can we truly understand God’s love and be welcomed into the Kingdom. Whether God instantly saves us, as he did the
apostles from the prison, or whether it is through the Cross of Christ, God
love for us ultimately will save us. It
is through belief in Jesus that we have salvation but we must be open to God’s
love and not be afraid to ask for God’s help!
Have a great
Wednesday everyone!
Daily
Prayer:
Loving God, be with us today and give us strength because often we are weak.
You are our life and without you we are without passion. You are our light and without
you we cannot see what is before us. Be with us this day, Loving God, for we
desire your love and always want to be in your company. Stand by us, Lord
Jesus, so that as we face the dangers and struggles of this day we will not be
alone because we know that you are always with us and will never leave us to
face the struggles of life alone! Amen!
A
Runner’s Thoughts: “To go the distance and keep going after that, the only
sustainable place to start is from a place of gratitude and love.” (Kristin Armstrong)
Daily
Blessing:
Wednesday greetings and blessing to all! I hope your day has started off well.
In a couple of hours, I will head to our provincial office in Rye Brook, New
York where I will have a morning meeting with the provincial and council. No, I
am not in trouble, at least I don’t think I am. It will be just a little
conversation about a future project that I have been asked to undertake. More
about this in the months to come, stay tuned!
We are to
have a mostly sunny day here in Pelham but it is to be windy and cold. Winter
seems to be hanging on or it has decided that it came a little late and wants
to give us our monies worth. Hopefully it will not be too long before we can
back to seasonal weather.
I would
ask your special prayers for one of my Passionist brothers, Fr. Rick Frechette,
C.P. who was in a serious accident yesterday. If you don’t know of Fr. Rick, he
is a doctor and lives, works and ministers in Haiti and has done so for many
years. He was in a motorcycle accident yesterday and was airlifted to a
hospital in Miami. His injuries are serious but at this time not considered
life threatening. He is expected to recover well but I would ask your prayers
for him and our mission in Haiti.
My prayer
of blessing today is that God’s blessings will be upon you were ever you are,
upon whatever you are doing and upon whomever you meet. May all of you be
gifted with a blessed, holy and faith filled day rich in the presence and grace
of God! May you enjoy your day wherever you are. Peace in Christ’s Passion and
Hope in the Risen Christ…Fr. Paul
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