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Sept 3, 2010 - "You Can't Get to Heaven in Dirty Jeans..." |
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Memorial of Saint Gregory the Great, pope and doctor of the Church
Today's Scripture
When I was in elementary school, I learned a silly song about getting to heaven: "You can't get to heaven on roller skates, you'll roll right by those pearly gates..." was one of the verses. But another of the verses is not quite so silly: "You can't get to heaven in dirty jeans 'cause the Lord don't have no washing machine." Dirty jeans are yesterday's or last week's article of clothing; you can't expect to take that old garment with you when you begin your new life.
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Sept 2, 2010 - Follow Him |
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Thursday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time
Today's Scripture
In today’s first reading from 1 Corinthians, Paul continues to address the problems of the community of Corinth. Today’s passage challenges the conventional notion of wisdom, as Paul notes that man’s wisdom is foolishness to God. We might assume here that Paul is accusing the Corinthians of putting stock in the world’s wisdom, whereas, rather, all belongs to them because of Christ. Hence there is no place for divisiveness in community where some would place their faith in Paul, Apollos or Cephas. The community’s faith must lie in Christ. So also for us. Everything belongs to us because we belong to Christ.
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Sept 1,, 2010 – “Wait upon the Lord” |
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Wednesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time
Today's Scripture
The challenge always before us is to let the daily readings draw us to new and deeper insights of the Lord and how these insights are part of God’s attempts to grow us. The imagery from today’s first reading captured my imagination and caused me to view the whole of today’s readings with new eyes. The images of being planted and watered, growing and serving the Lord jumped out at me throughout the readings.
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Aug 31, 2010 - The Spirit and the Cross |
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Tuesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time
Today's Scripture
I’ve often wondered why it is that if God’s claim on us is so real, why this is not more obvious to us. Why is it that God chooses to reveal himself to human beings in such a seemingly awkward way of becoming a human being and then dying on a cross. Is it because of our sin that we don’t see the logic of this more clearly? Or is it because there is something inherently strange about it? Why is it that even during his earthly ministry Jesus seems to have expected that some people would respond positively to his message and others would not grasp who he is or what he is about?
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Aug 30, 2010 - In Your Hearing |
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Monday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time
Today's Scripture
We continue to follow along in our first reading with Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians. An understanding of the audience is crucial here. Paul begins his letter by seemingly praising the Corinthians, but it is not long until it is clear that his message is not simply that of a cheerleader. Rather, Paul is writing to critique some of their community practices that fall short of the Christian life. In today’s passage, Paul emphasizes that his message was not meant to display his own ability but rather to manifest the power of God. For the audience that he is addressing, this is a crucial point; the Corinthians are called also to know the crucified Christ and to live accordingly in a way that demonstrates God’s power rather than their own talents or status. So also for us. We are called to hear this message to the Corinthians and live a life focused on the crucified Christ.
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