Thursday, July 28, 2011

Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time

Here are the readings for the Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, July 31, 2011:

Isaiah 55: 1-3
Psalm: 145: 8-9, 15-19
Romans 8: 35, 37-39
Matthew 14: 13-21

Do you know how it feels to try to dig yourself out of a mess all on your own?  For every shovelful of progress, more dirt trickles back down, the sun beats hotter, the task looms larger. The scripture this weekend seems to address just this situation, reassuring us of God's generous concern and ultimate power to make things right.

These are beautiful Scriptures. I encourage you this week to read through them, to pick a phrase and use it throughout the week as a starter for prayer. Here are a few examples, but find the Word that speaks now to your heart:
  • All you who are thirsty, come to the water!
  • Listen, that you may have life.
  • The hand of the Lord feeds us, he answers all our needs.
  • The Lord is near to all who call upon him.
  • What will separate us from the love of Christ?
  • There is no need for them to go away; give them some food yourselves.
  • They all ate and were satisfied.
If you'd like to leave a comment with your own chosen phrase, please go right ahead!

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