Daily Office Readings for Saturday of Proper 3
Morning, Psalm 30 and 32; Evening, Psalm 42 and 43;
Proverbs 25:15 to 28; 1st Timothy 6:6 to 21; Matthew 13:36 to 43:
Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples approached him, saying, ‘Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.’ (Matthew 13:36)
While it is interesting to follow Jesus into the house to hear the explanation of the parable about who the good seeds are, and who the gatherers are, and so forth; I find it informative that the disciples knew that they needed to get Jesus away from the people, and to be with only themselves. They needed some private Jesus-time.
This is true for us today. Sometimes we just need to ponder alone, or with a few inquisitive learners in order to more fully understand something better. I am a member, and retired Priest, of the Episcopal Church. We are a Church where you can ask a question, and question the answer.
I mentor or facilitate a spiritual formation session during the week where we breakdown and go deeper into biblical readings and even the news of the day. These sessions are so enlightening. God feeds us through one another. We should enter such sessions with prayer, open minds and hearts, being ready to be found in error, or having a misunderstanding about a topic. It serves us no good to only share with like-minded people. We should be seasoned with different points of view. Such sessions are private Jesus-times.
As we listen to what the Spirit of God is saying to us, let us live to love and to serve, and to teach others to love and to serve, while pondering anew what the Almighty can do. John
Let us pray:
Dear Lord Jesus, You are the Source of both love and understanding. Help us we pray, to soften our hearts and minds and pride so that we might more fully love, understand, and humble ourselves to Your call on our lives. And we say Thank You Lord Jesus, knowing that You are always doing more for us than we can ever ask or imagine. Amen.
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