Journey to Wholeness
“Should anyone press you into service for one mile, go with him for two miles.”
Matthew 5:41
Jesus, who came to set people free, seemed to preach the opposite.… Read the rest
… Read the restJesus said to his disciples: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets.
… Read the restJesus summoned the crowd again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand. Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person; but the things that come out from within are what defile.”
… Read the restJesus said to his disciples: “You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned?
… Read the restWhen Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
… Read the restJesus said to his disciples, “Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket or under a bed, and not to be placed on a lampstand? For
They will see the glory of the Lord,
Isaiah 35:2c
the splendor of our God.
About seven hundred years after the prophecy of Isaiah, the Blessed Virgin Mary gave birth to the promised Messiah in Bethlehem under the protection of St.… Read the rest
… Read the rest“Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint and of rue and of every garden herb, but you pay no attention to judgment and to love for God.
Third Week of Lent, Wednesday
Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9; Matthew 5:17-19
… Read the restNow therefore, Israel, hear the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to observe, that you may live, and may enter in and take possession of the land which the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you.
