October 1, 2005
Lk 10:17-24
The seventy-two disciples returned rejoicing and said to Jesus, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name.” Jesus said, “I have observed Satan fall like lightning from the sky. Behold, I have given you the power ‘to tread upon serpents’ and scorpions and upon the full force of the enemy and nothing will harm you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice because the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice because your names are written in heaven.”
At that very moment he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned
you have revealed them to the childlike. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father,
and who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.”
Turning to the disciples in private he said, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I say to you, many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it.”
There are many ways that God speaks. The disciples were fortunate to be present and witness Jesus in person. Jesus teaches that the childlike will be able to seee the teaching of God. The power of God is most meaningful in the ultimate gift from God heaven. My mind and heart needs to stay on the ultimate destination. In the journey, it is easy to become complicated, distracted and perhaps even off course. I pray this morning that my mind heart, eyes and ears are open to God.
The seventy-two disciples returned rejoicing and said to Jesus, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name.” Jesus said, “I have observed Satan fall like lightning from the sky. Behold, I have given you the power ‘to tread upon serpents’ and scorpions and upon the full force of the enemy and nothing will harm you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice because the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice because your names are written in heaven.”
At that very moment he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned
you have revealed them to the childlike. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father,
and who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.”
Turning to the disciples in private he said, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I say to you, many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it.”
There are many ways that God speaks. The disciples were fortunate to be present and witness Jesus in person. Jesus teaches that the childlike will be able to seee the teaching of God. The power of God is most meaningful in the ultimate gift from God heaven. My mind and heart needs to stay on the ultimate destination. In the journey, it is easy to become complicated, distracted and perhaps even off course. I pray this morning that my mind heart, eyes and ears are open to God.
posted by Joan Morris at 4:44 AM
