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“Encourage yourselves daily while it is still today”
is what struck me about the first reading. I have a book
called “Christian Prayer” and this is in it a lot, but it
says, “Encourage each other daily while it is still today”.
It has struck me every time I’ve seen it that I must encourage
someone today. But now after seeing the version in today’s
reading, I will resolve to encourage myself today, while it is
still today.
I swore in my anger: “they shall never enter my rest.”
That is the last line of today’s psalm. It makes me think, “how
is my behavior related to that of the complaining Israelites?”
It’s not very hard for me to think up things I complain about.
How much complaining is too much? Maybe there is no
tolerable level. How often are people praised when they are
hurt or ill and some one says, “and he/she never complained!”
Well, I’ve complained about 2 things already today, but now, I’m
going to pay attention to the next thing that goes wrong, and
not complain about it on purpose.
“See that you tell no one anything” is what Jesus said to the
leper in today’s gospel. I wonder how Jesus decided who to
say, “go, tell everyone what God has done for you” to and who
to say, “tell no one” to. He said both to people, but what made
Him decide which to say to who?
So what struck you about today’s readings?:bible1:
“Encourage yourselves daily while it is still today”
is what struck me about the first reading. I have a book
called “Christian Prayer” and this is in it a lot, but it
says, “Encourage each other daily while it is still today”.
It has struck me every time I’ve seen it that I must encourage
someone today. But now after seeing the version in today’s
reading, I will resolve to encourage myself today, while it is
still today.
I swore in my anger: “they shall never enter my rest.”
That is the last line of today’s psalm. It makes me think, “how
is my behavior related to that of the complaining Israelites?”
It’s not very hard for me to think up things I complain about.
How much complaining is too much? Maybe there is no
tolerable level. How often are people praised when they are
hurt or ill and some one says, “and he/she never complained!”
Well, I’ve complained about 2 things already today, but now, I’m
going to pay attention to the next thing that goes wrong, and
not complain about it on purpose.
“See that you tell no one anything” is what Jesus said to the
leper in today’s gospel. I wonder how Jesus decided who to
say, “go, tell everyone what God has done for you” to and who
to say, “tell no one” to. He said both to people, but what made
Him decide which to say to who?
So what struck you about today’s readings?:bible1: