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In today’s first reading, Moses threw blood on the people. There was a roaring fire
with I don’t know how many bulls blazing in flame. Against this backdrop, Moses
read the law of God to the people who said, “we will follow it”. Then Moses threw
blood on them! I wonder if they liked that, like we want to have a drop of holy water
land on us whenever the priest comes by on various occasions sprinkling holy water.
Aren’t you glad when the priest comes down the aisle sprinkling us with holy water,
that that’s not blood in there? I just know the whole mass will go by and at the end
no one in the church will realize that Moses sprinkled the people with blood.
Moses himself was saved by his quick-thinking wife Zipporah who gave him a last-
minute circumcision saying to God, “You are a God of blood to me”. Yes He is, for
some reason, a God of blood. He demanded the blood of animals, the blood of Jesus,
the blood of the Holy Innocents, the blood of Martyrs… all because of sins…
In today’s psalm: “My vows to the LORD I will pay
in the presence of all his people”
What are my vows to the Lord and how will I pay them in the presence of all His
people? Does it mean any more than participating in mass?
“Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?”
This line struck me from today’s gospel. The Passover was a fancy meal, and
they probably had to rent that furnished room. Judas was in charge of their money,
which seem to indicate that their money was made up of donations. What did
they do with all that money? Well, I guess they bought any food, lodging, or
clothes they needed for their ministry. Jesus was never in need, but all His needs
were provided for. This is my question: How did Jesus figure out how much money to spend on His own needs and how much to spend on helping the poor? The bible
describes many incidents of Jesus healing, teaching, and praying, but it never once
describes an instance of Jesus seeing someone poor and giving them money,
clothes, or food. Why? This may seem off-topic for today’s readings, which focus
on the eucharist. But the eucharist must not stay in our heads only. We have to
know how to advance God’s kingdom on this earth.
So what struck you about today’s readings? :bible1::twocents:
In today’s first reading, Moses threw blood on the people. There was a roaring fire
with I don’t know how many bulls blazing in flame. Against this backdrop, Moses
read the law of God to the people who said, “we will follow it”. Then Moses threw
blood on them! I wonder if they liked that, like we want to have a drop of holy water
land on us whenever the priest comes by on various occasions sprinkling holy water.
Aren’t you glad when the priest comes down the aisle sprinkling us with holy water,
that that’s not blood in there? I just know the whole mass will go by and at the end
no one in the church will realize that Moses sprinkled the people with blood.
Moses himself was saved by his quick-thinking wife Zipporah who gave him a last-
minute circumcision saying to God, “You are a God of blood to me”. Yes He is, for
some reason, a God of blood. He demanded the blood of animals, the blood of Jesus,
the blood of the Holy Innocents, the blood of Martyrs… all because of sins…
In today’s psalm: “My vows to the LORD I will pay
in the presence of all his people”
What are my vows to the Lord and how will I pay them in the presence of all His
people? Does it mean any more than participating in mass?
“Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?”
This line struck me from today’s gospel. The Passover was a fancy meal, and
they probably had to rent that furnished room. Judas was in charge of their money,
which seem to indicate that their money was made up of donations. What did
they do with all that money? Well, I guess they bought any food, lodging, or
clothes they needed for their ministry. Jesus was never in need, but all His needs
were provided for. This is my question: How did Jesus figure out how much money to spend on His own needs and how much to spend on helping the poor? The bible
describes many incidents of Jesus healing, teaching, and praying, but it never once
describes an instance of Jesus seeing someone poor and giving them money,
clothes, or food. Why? This may seem off-topic for today’s readings, which focus
on the eucharist. But the eucharist must not stay in our heads only. We have to
know how to advance God’s kingdom on this earth.
So what struck you about today’s readings? :bible1::twocents: