REFLECTION FOR TODAY
Because of our good Lord's tender love to all those who shall be saved, he quickly comforts them saying, "The cause of all this pain is sin. But all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well." These words were said so kindly and without a hint of blame.So how unjust it would be for me to blame God for allowing my sin when he does not blame me for falling into it.
-- Blessed Julian of Norwich
READINGS FOR TODAY
First Reading: Isaiah 26:1-6
(God Will Give His People Victory)
1 A day is coming when the people will sing this song in the land of Judah: Our city is strong!
God himself defends its walls!
2 Open the city gates and let the faithful nation enter, the nation whose people do what is right.
3 You, Lord, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put their trust in you.
4 Trust in the Lord forever; he will always protect us.
5 He has humbled those who were proud; he destroyed the strong city they lived in, and sent its walls crashing into the dust.
6 Those who were oppressed walk over it now and trample it under their feet.
Psalms: Psalm 118:1, 8-9, 19-21, 25-27
(A Prayer of Thanks for Victory)
1 Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good, and his love is eternal.
8 It is better to trust in the Lord than to depend on people.
9 It is better to trust in the Lord than to depend on human leaders.
19 Open to me the gates of the Temple; I will go in and give thanks to the Lord!
20 This is the gate of the Lord; only the righteous can come in.
21 I praise you, Lord, because you heard me, because you have given me victory.
25 Save us, Lord, save us! Give us success, O Lord!
26 May God bless the one who comes in the name of the Lord! From the Temple of the Lord we bless you.
27 The Lord is God; he has been good to us. With branches in your hands, start the festival and march around the altar.
Gospel: Matthew 7:21, 24-27
(I Never Knew You)
21 “Not everyone who calls me ‘Lord, Lord’ will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only those who do what my Father in heaven wants them to do.
(The Two House Builders)
24 “So then, anyone who hears these words of mine and obeys them is like a wise man who built his house on rock.
25 The rain poured down, the rivers flooded over, and the wind blew hard against that house. But it did not fall, because it was built on rock.
26 “But anyone who hears these words of mine and does not obey them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
27 The rain poured down, the rivers flooded over, the wind blew hard against that house, and it fell. And what a terrible fall that was!”
Because of our good Lord's tender love to all those who shall be saved, he quickly comforts them saying, "The cause of all this pain is sin. But all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well." These words were said so kindly and without a hint of blame.So how unjust it would be for me to blame God for allowing my sin when he does not blame me for falling into it.
-- Blessed Julian of Norwich
READINGS FOR TODAY
First Reading: Isaiah 26:1-6
(God Will Give His People Victory)
1 A day is coming when the people will sing this song in the land of Judah: Our city is strong!
God himself defends its walls!
2 Open the city gates and let the faithful nation enter, the nation whose people do what is right.
3 You, Lord, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put their trust in you.
4 Trust in the Lord forever; he will always protect us.
5 He has humbled those who were proud; he destroyed the strong city they lived in, and sent its walls crashing into the dust.
6 Those who were oppressed walk over it now and trample it under their feet.
Psalms: Psalm 118:1, 8-9, 19-21, 25-27
(A Prayer of Thanks for Victory)
1 Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good, and his love is eternal.
8 It is better to trust in the Lord than to depend on people.
9 It is better to trust in the Lord than to depend on human leaders.
19 Open to me the gates of the Temple; I will go in and give thanks to the Lord!
20 This is the gate of the Lord; only the righteous can come in.
21 I praise you, Lord, because you heard me, because you have given me victory.
25 Save us, Lord, save us! Give us success, O Lord!
26 May God bless the one who comes in the name of the Lord! From the Temple of the Lord we bless you.
27 The Lord is God; he has been good to us. With branches in your hands, start the festival and march around the altar.
Gospel: Matthew 7:21, 24-27
(I Never Knew You)
21 “Not everyone who calls me ‘Lord, Lord’ will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only those who do what my Father in heaven wants them to do.
(The Two House Builders)
24 “So then, anyone who hears these words of mine and obeys them is like a wise man who built his house on rock.
25 The rain poured down, the rivers flooded over, and the wind blew hard against that house. But it did not fall, because it was built on rock.
26 “But anyone who hears these words of mine and does not obey them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
27 The rain poured down, the rivers flooded over, the wind blew hard against that house, and it fell. And what a terrible fall that was!”
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