July 12 2006
Hos 10:1-3, 7-8, 12 Israel is a luxuriant vinewhose fruit matches its growth. The more abundant his fruit,the more altars he built; The more productive his land,the more sacred pillars he set up.Their heart is false,now they pay for their guilt;God shall break down their altars and destroy their sacred pillars. If they would say,“We have no king”—Since they do not fear the LORD,what can the king do for them? The king of Samaria shall disappear,like foam upon the waters. The high places of Aven shall be destroyed,the sin of Israel;thorns and thistles shall overgrow their altars. Then they shall cry out to the mountains, “Cover us!”and to the hills, “Fall upon us!” “Sow for yourselves justice, reap the fruit of piety; break up for yourselves a new field, for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain down justice upon you.”
Ps 105:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 R. (4b) Seek always the face of the Lord.
Sing to him, sing his praise,proclaim all his wondrous deeds.Glory in his holy name;rejoice, O hearts that seek the LORD!
R. Seek always the face of the Lord.
Look to the LORD in his strength;seek to serve him constantly.Recall the wondrous deeds that he has wrought,his portents, and the judgments he has uttered.
R. Seek always the face of the Lord.
You descendants of Abraham, his servants,sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!He, the LORD, is our God;throughout the earth his judgments prevail.
R. Seek always the face of the Lord.
Mt 10:1-7 Jesus summoned his Twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness. The names of the Twelve Apostles are these:first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew;James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John;Philip and Bartholomew,Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus;Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariotwho betrayed Jesus. Jesus sent out these Twelve after instructing them thus,“Do not go into pagan territory or enter a Samaritan town.Go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.’”
The disciples are given the authority to drive out unclean spirits, to heal and proclaim the Kingdom of God. They are to gather the lost sheep of Israel. There are various thoughts on what the unclean spirits are. They could be "possessions" of sorts of persons with evil. They could be psychogical and spiritual illnesses that in the culture of Jesus did not have all of the names and labels that modern Western World cultures now have.
I need to remember that when I encounter a person who has disturbances of the mind and spirit that God can use me as an instrument and heal them through me if I keep my heart and mind open to the will of God and have love for all.
Love is the power of healing and God alive in the world. I pray for a kind and loving heart that is giving to all people that I interact with today. I pray especially for those who I know who are suffering with illnesses today that they may feel God's healing love in their time of need.
Ps 105:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 R. (4b) Seek always the face of the Lord.
Sing to him, sing his praise,proclaim all his wondrous deeds.Glory in his holy name;rejoice, O hearts that seek the LORD!
R. Seek always the face of the Lord.
Look to the LORD in his strength;seek to serve him constantly.Recall the wondrous deeds that he has wrought,his portents, and the judgments he has uttered.
R. Seek always the face of the Lord.
You descendants of Abraham, his servants,sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!He, the LORD, is our God;throughout the earth his judgments prevail.
R. Seek always the face of the Lord.
Mt 10:1-7 Jesus summoned his Twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness. The names of the Twelve Apostles are these:first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew;James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John;Philip and Bartholomew,Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus;Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariotwho betrayed Jesus. Jesus sent out these Twelve after instructing them thus,“Do not go into pagan territory or enter a Samaritan town.Go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.’”
The disciples are given the authority to drive out unclean spirits, to heal and proclaim the Kingdom of God. They are to gather the lost sheep of Israel. There are various thoughts on what the unclean spirits are. They could be "possessions" of sorts of persons with evil. They could be psychogical and spiritual illnesses that in the culture of Jesus did not have all of the names and labels that modern Western World cultures now have.
I need to remember that when I encounter a person who has disturbances of the mind and spirit that God can use me as an instrument and heal them through me if I keep my heart and mind open to the will of God and have love for all.
Love is the power of healing and God alive in the world. I pray for a kind and loving heart that is giving to all people that I interact with today. I pray especially for those who I know who are suffering with illnesses today that they may feel God's healing love in their time of need.
posted by Joan Morris at 6:03 AM
