Dec 11, 2017 | Word Among Us
Miserable one that I am! It’s easy to think of Paul as some kind of superhero with powers that made him invincible and immune to sin or temptation. But when he wrote to introduce himself to the community in Rome, Paul sounds surprisingly frank and self-revelatory. ...
Dec 9, 2017 | Word Among Us
He is like a tree planted near running water. What a glorious promise—especially to the Jewish people who would have prayed this psalm! Remember, the Holy Land is a more arid region than where most of us live. The thought of lush vegetation growing along the...
Dec 8, 2017 | Word Among Us
Present yourselves to God . . . as weapons for righteousness. With all the violence in the world today, you may not like the image of being a “weapon” for the Lord. But in this case, St. Paul is encouraging you to be a holy instrument whom the Lord can use to free...
Dec 7, 2017 | Word Among Us
He will gird himself, have them recline at table, and proceed to wait on them. Picture a state dinner in a foreign capital, a lavish dining hall, silver and crystal lining the table, waiters standing tall, ready to serve the guests. A military band strikes up a...
Dec 6, 2017 | Word Among Us
Tell my brother to share the inheritance with me. Every parent of more than one child has heard pleas like this one. “Tell him to stop teasing me.” “Make her share that toy.” Many parents know better than to step into the middle of a conflict like this. ...
Dec 5, 2017 | Word Among Us
Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God. Do you see the trap these Pharisees were setting when they asked Jesus if it was lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar? If he had said that the tax was not lawful, he would have been branded as...
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