Daily Office Readings for Friday of the 3rd Week of Epiphany: Year 1
Morning, Psalm 40, 54; Evening, Psalm 51;
Isaiah 50:1-11; Gal. 3:15-22; Mark 6:47-56:
“He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; many shall see, and stand in awe, and put their trust in the Lord.” (Psalm 40:3)
I hope and pray that people will look at me and have hope for themselves. I even hope that they will see me and stand in awe of what God can do and put their trust in the Lord. I don’t say this because I am a priest; I say this because I am a believer. My life is not perfect. But God is merciful and loving and works with me every day. I have had all kinds of failures in my life; yet, here I am, healthy, double retired, loving and loved. I did not cause this of my own accord. I listened to God and to the people God sent to talk to me, and I don’t think God is done with me yet. I truly am a work in progress.
The same is true with you. You are not perfect. But by believing in God and living the best life you are able to, God will meet you more than half way and will bless your efforts. Please know this one truth, God will send you messages through others regarding the path you should take. Listen to the message! Obey the message! Life will turn around for you. Then others will see what God is doing in your life and draw others near to God through you. God blesses us and gives us a “pay-it-forward blessing” also. God is Good, All the Time.
Today we remember Marcella of Rome Monastic and Scholar (410), John Bosco Priest, (1888) and Samuel Shoemaker, Priest and Evangelist, (1963); and their information may be found at: Marcella of Rome; John Bosco; and Samuel Shoemaker, respectively.
“Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all their multitude. And on the seventh day God finished the work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had done” (Genesis 2:1 and 2). So, for this evening and tomorrow day my friends, Shabbat Shalom.
What is Shabbat? Intro to the Jewish Sabbath – YouTube
As we listen to what the Spirit of God is saying to us, let us live to love and serve, and to teach others to love and serve, while pondering anew what the Almighty can do. John
Let us pray:
O God Almighty, without whom we would not be, but You would still be God, You loved us into being. Put a new song in our mouths, a song of praise to our God, a song of unconditional love. Amen.
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