Thursday of the Second week in Ordinary Time
Lectionary: 314
Lectionary: 314
When David and Saul approached
(on David’s return after slaying the Philistine),
women came out from each of the cities of Israel to meet King Saul,
singing and dancing, with tambourines, joyful songs, and sistrums.
The women played and sang:
“Saul has slain his thousands,
and David his ten thousands.”
Saul was very angry and resentful of the song, for he thought:
“They give David ten thousands, but only thousands to me.
All that remains for him is the kingship.”
And from that day on, Saul was jealous of David.
Saul discussed his intention of killing David
with his son Jonathan and with all his servants.
But Saul’s son Jonathan, who was very fond of David, told him:
“My father Saul is trying to kill you.
Therefore, please be on your guard tomorrow morning;
get out of sight and remain in hiding.
I, however, will go out and stand beside my father
in the countryside where you are, and will speak to him about you.
If I learn anything, I will let you know.”
Jonathan then spoke well of David to his father Saul, saying to him:
“Let not your majesty sin against his servant David,
for he has committed no offense against you,
but has helped you very much by his deeds.
When he took his life in his hands and slew the Philistine,
and the LORD brought about a great victory
for all Israel through him,
you were glad to see it.
Why, then, should you become guilty of shedding innocent blood
by killing David without cause?”
Saul heeded Jonathan’s plea and swore,
“As the LORD lives, he shall not be killed.”
So Jonathan summoned David and repeated the whole conversation to him.
Jonathan then brought David to Saul, and David served him as before.
(on David’s return after slaying the Philistine),
women came out from each of the cities of Israel to meet King Saul,
singing and dancing, with tambourines, joyful songs, and sistrums.
The women played and sang:
“Saul has slain his thousands,
and David his ten thousands.”
Saul was very angry and resentful of the song, for he thought:
“They give David ten thousands, but only thousands to me.
All that remains for him is the kingship.”
And from that day on, Saul was jealous of David.
Saul discussed his intention of killing David
with his son Jonathan and with all his servants.
But Saul’s son Jonathan, who was very fond of David, told him:
“My father Saul is trying to kill you.
Therefore, please be on your guard tomorrow morning;
get out of sight and remain in hiding.
I, however, will go out and stand beside my father
in the countryside where you are, and will speak to him about you.
If I learn anything, I will let you know.”
Jonathan then spoke well of David to his father Saul, saying to him:
“Let not your majesty sin against his servant David,
for he has committed no offense against you,
but has helped you very much by his deeds.
When he took his life in his hands and slew the Philistine,
and the LORD brought about a great victory
for all Israel through him,
you were glad to see it.
Why, then, should you become guilty of shedding innocent blood
by killing David without cause?”
Saul heeded Jonathan’s plea and swore,
“As the LORD lives, he shall not be killed.”
So Jonathan summoned David and repeated the whole conversation to him.
Jonathan then brought David to Saul, and David served him as before.
Responsorial Psalm PS 56:2-3, 9-10A, 10B-11, 12-13
R. (5b) In God I trust; I shall not fear.
Have mercy on me, O God, for men trample upon me;
all the day they press their attack against me.
My adversaries trample upon me all the day;
yes, many fight against me.
R. In God I trust; I shall not fear.
My wanderings you have counted;
my tears are stored in your flask;
are they not recorded in your book?
Then do my enemies turn back,
when I call upon you.
R. In God I trust; I shall not fear.
Now I know that God is with me.
In God, in whose promise I glory,
in God I trust without fear;
what can flesh do against me?
R. In God I trust; I shall not fear.
I am bound, O God, by vows to you;
your thank offerings I will fulfill.
For you have rescued me from death,
my feet, too, from stumbling;
that I may walk before God in the light of the living.
R. In God I trust; I shall not fear.
Have mercy on me, O God, for men trample upon me;
all the day they press their attack against me.
My adversaries trample upon me all the day;
yes, many fight against me.
R. In God I trust; I shall not fear.
My wanderings you have counted;
my tears are stored in your flask;
are they not recorded in your book?
Then do my enemies turn back,
when I call upon you.
R. In God I trust; I shall not fear.
Now I know that God is with me.
In God, in whose promise I glory,
in God I trust without fear;
what can flesh do against me?
R. In God I trust; I shall not fear.
I am bound, O God, by vows to you;
your thank offerings I will fulfill.
For you have rescued me from death,
my feet, too, from stumbling;
that I may walk before God in the light of the living.
R. In God I trust; I shall not fear.
Gospel MK 3:7-12
Jesus withdrew toward the sea with his disciples.
A large number of people followed from Galilee and from Judea.
Hearing what he was doing,
a large number of people came to him also from Jerusalem,
from Idumea, from beyond the Jordan,
and from the neighborhood of Tyre and Sidon.
He told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd,
so that they would not crush him.
He had cured many and, as a result, those who had diseases
were pressing upon him to touch him.
And whenever unclean spirits saw him they would fall down before him
and shout, “You are the Son of God.”
He warned them sternly not to make him known.
A large number of people followed from Galilee and from Judea.
Hearing what he was doing,
a large number of people came to him also from Jerusalem,
from Idumea, from beyond the Jordan,
and from the neighborhood of Tyre and Sidon.
He told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd,
so that they would not crush him.
He had cured many and, as a result, those who had diseases
were pressing upon him to touch him.
And whenever unclean spirits saw him they would fall down before him
and shout, “You are the Son of God.”
He warned them sternly not to make him known.
Meditation: "All who had diseases pressed upon Jesus"
Is there anything holding you back from giving yourself
unreservedly to God? Jesus offered freedom to everyone who sought him out.
Wherever Jesus went the people came to him because they had heard all the
things he did. They were hungry for God and desired healing from their
afflictions. In faith they pressed upon Jesus to touch him. As
they did so power came from Jesus and they were healed. Even demons trembled in
the presence of Jesus and acknowledged his true identity: You are the
Son of God. When you hear God's word and consider all that Jesus did, how
do you respond? With doubt or with expectant faith? With skepticism or with
confident expectation? Ask the Lord to increase your faith in his saving power
and grace.
"Lord Jesus Christ, you are the Son of God and the Savior
of the world. Inflame my heart with a burning love for you and with an
expectant faith in your saving power. Set me free from all that hinders me from
drawing closer to you."
 Touching the Lord |
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Thursday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time
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Father Walter Schu, LC
Mark 3:7-12
Jesus withdrew toward the sea with his disciples. A large
number of people followed from Galilee and from Judea. Hearing what he was
doing, a large number of people came to him also from Jerusalem, from Idumea,
from beyond the Jordan, and from the neighborhood of Tyre and Sidon. He told
his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, so that they
would not crush him. He had cured many and, as a result, those who had
diseases were pressing upon him to touch him. And whenever unclean spirits
saw him they would fall down before him and shout, "You are the Son of
God." He warned them sternly not to make him known.
Introductory Prayer: Lord,
this time of prayer should be everything for me: the moment that I long for,
the food that sustains me, the comfort that strengthens me. I know that you
are at work in me even when I don’t feel you and don’t even seem able to
perceive your presence. I want to pray fervently and from the heart, not just
with my mind.
Petition:Lord, help me to touch
you in this moment of prayer. Help me to touch you in the Eucharist so that
your presence will transform me.
1. Was Jesus Afraid? In
yesterday’s Gospel text, Jesus silenced the Pharisees in the synagogue. So
incensed were they against the Lord that they began to plot with the
Herodians to kill him. Now Jesus has retreated from the synagogues to the
lakeshore and the open fields. Was Christ afraid? Was he running from his
enemies? Hardly. The Lord was simply aware that his hour had not yet come.
When it does approach, he will embrace it by marching resolutely to Jerusalem
and his passion and death. The ones who really are afraid are the demons.
They recognize that God is manifesting his power through Christ, and they
tremble before him. The Son of God has come to win back what Satan’s lies
have stolen. Does Christ’s power accompanying me in my life give me the
courage I need to confront any situation as his witness?
2. To Touch the Lord: In
this vivid Gospel scene, the crowds of stricken humanity clamor around Jesus.
Jews and gentiles journey from the far away regions of Idumea to the south,
and Tyre and Sidon to the north, to catch a glimpse of the Master, to hear
him speak words that no one has ever spoken before—to touch him and be healed
of their infirmities. Oh, that we too had lived during the time of Christ in
order to touch him and be cured of our sadness and selfishness, our heartache
and egotism, our loneliness and lies, and even our physical ailments! Did
Christ love those people who surrounded him by the lakeshore more than he
loves us? No. He enables us to touch him more easily than they – every time
we receive him in the Eucharist. Then why are we not yet healed? The
disciples once cried out to Jesus, “Increase our faith!” And he replied, “If
you had faith the size of a mustard seed….”
3. The Person of Christ: Irresistible. How
can we grow in our faith in Christ? How can we, too, experience the
irresistible attraction of his person like the crowds in Mark’s Gospel did?
Nothing fills our life as much as contemplating the figure of Christ and
perceiving the irresistible power of attraction he exercises through the
centuries. Draw close to him, and in the depths of your souls contemplate him
in all of the beauty of his human and divine stature. Along with the Eucharist,
it is through prayer that we can come to touch Christ. Prayer is the most
solemn moment for confessing our love; it is the raison d’être of our life,
the ideal of our apostolate, the nourishment of our whole existence.
Conversation with Christ: Thank
you, Lord, for letting me catch a glimpse of who you are through this
meditation. Help me to respond to the attraction of your person with my whole
life and to hold nothing back from you.
Resolution: I
will visit Christ in the Eucharist or make a spiritual communion to thank him
for his love and to contemplate him in the beauty of his divine and human
stature.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 23,
MARK 3:7-12
(1 Samuel 18:6-9, 19:1-7; Psalm 56)
(1 Samuel 18:6-9, 19:1-7; Psalm 56)
KEY VERSE: "He sternly ordered them not to make him known" (v 12).
READING: After Jesus' confrontation with the religious leaders in the synagogue, he withdrew to the area around the Sea of Galilee where he concentrated on the formation of his disciples. As Jesus taught and healed people, he attracted large crowds from many regions, including Jerusalem and Idumea to the south, and across the Jordan to the east, and even from Tyre and Sidon in the north. He cured so many, that everyone who had diseases pressed upon him to touch him. Whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they prostrated themselves and shouted, "You are the Son of God!" (v 11). Ancient people believed that they could gain mastery over a spirit by naming it, and thus the demons were making an effort to ward off God's power. Jesus silenced the demonic attempt to thwart God's plan. By naming the enemy, Jesus had power over them.
REFLECTING: Have I named the 'enemy' present in my life?
PRAYING: Lord Jesus, help me to reach out for your healing touch.
Optional Memorial of
Vincent, deacon and martyr
Vincent is the earliest Spanish martyr whose name is known to us. Vincent was a deacon who was arrested with his bishop Valerius during a persecution by Dacian, the governor of Spain in the 3rd century. It is said that when he and Valerius were brought to trial, Vincent spoke for both, since the bishop had a speech impediment. His fearless manner so angered the governor that Vincent was tortured, although the aged bishop was only exiled. Vincent was submitted to the fiercest of tortures. His flesh was torn by iron hooks; he was placed on a red hot gridiron; he was thrown into a dungeon strewn with broken pottery—yet he still survived. At last his friends were allowed to visit him. They prepared a bed for him, and as they laid him on it he died.
MINUTE MEDITATIONS
Internal Change
Lord, my ultimate desire is to know you and serve you in this
world so as to spend eternity with you in the next. Sometimes my own beliefs,
opinions, and desires get in the way of knowing your will. Please send your
Holy Spirit to conform my will to yours.
In God I trust; I shall not fear
You have
kept account of my wanderings; you have kept a record of my tears.
We will
shortly be celebrating Australia Day, a time of thanksgiving for all the good
things that we have been given. There are many in this land who have had many
wanderings and countless tears before they found a safe haven. We are called to
welcome them, listen to their stories and keep them from being further vilified
and oppressed. The psalmist calls on God, and, as followers of Jesus, we
are called to be God’s hands, feet, voice and heart. We believe that God is at
our side and we can trust in him. Lord, you give us life through the Gospel.
Keep our feet from stumbling, so that together we may all walk in
your presence in the land of the living.
January
23
St. Marianne Cope
(1838-1918)
St. Marianne Cope
(1838-1918)
Though leprosy scared off most people in 19th-century Hawaii, that
disease sparked great generosity in the woman who came to be known as Mother
Marianne of Molokai. Her courage helped tremendously to improve the lives of
its victims in Hawaii, a territory annexed to the United States during her
lifetime (1898).
Mother
Marianne’s generosity and courage were celebrated at her May 14, 2005,
beatification in Rome. She was a woman who spoke “the language of truth and
love” to the world, said Cardinal José Saraiva Martins, prefect of the
Congregation for Saints’ Causes. Cardinal Martins, who presided at the
beatification Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, called her life “a wonderful work
of divine grace.” Speaking of her special love for persons suffering from
leprosy, he said, “She saw in them the suffering face of Jesus. Like the Good
Samaritan, she became their mother.”
On
January 23, 1838, a daughter was born to Peter and Barbara Cope of
Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany. The girl was named after her mother. Two years later
the Cope family emigrated to the United States and settled in Utica, New York.
Young Barbara worked in a factory until August 1862, when she went to the
Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis in Syracuse, New York. After
profession in November of the next year, she began teaching at Assumption
parish school.
Marianne
held the post of superior in several places and was twice the novice mistress
of her congregation. A natural leader, three different times she was superior
of St. Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse, where she learned much that would be
useful during her years in Hawaii.
Elected
provincial in 1877, Mother Marianne was unanimously re-elected in 1881. Two
years later the Hawaiian government was searching for someone to run the
Kakaako Receiving Station for people suspected of having leprosy. More than 50
religious communities in the United States and Canada were asked. When the
request was put to the Syracuse sisters, 35 of them volunteered immediately. On
October 22, 1883, Mother Marianne and six other sisters left for Hawaii where
they took charge of the Kakaako Receiving Station outside Honolulu; on the
island of Maui they also opened a hospital and a school for girls.
In 1888,
Mother Marianne and two sisters went to Molokai to open a home for “unprotected
women and girls” there. The Hawaiian government was quite hesitant to send
women for this difficult assignment; they need not have worried about Mother
Marianne! On Molokai she took charge of the home that St. Damien de
Veuster [May 10, d. 1889] had established for men and boys. Mother Marianne
changed life on Molokai by introducing cleanliness, pride and fun to the
colony. Bright scarves and pretty dresses for the women were part of her
approach.
Awarded
the Royal Order of Kapiolani by the Hawaiian government and celebrated in a
poem by Robert Louis Stevenson, Mother Marianne continued her work faithfully.
Her sisters have attracted vocations among the Hawaiian people and still work
on Molokai.
Mother
Marianne died on August 9, 1918 and was beatified in 2005 and canonized seven
years later.
Comment:
The government authorities were reluctant to allow Mother Marianne to be a mother on Molokai. Thirty years of dedication proved their fears unfounded. God grants gifts regardless of human short-sightedness and allows those gifts to flower for the sake of the kingdom.
The government authorities were reluctant to allow Mother Marianne to be a mother on Molokai. Thirty years of dedication proved their fears unfounded. God grants gifts regardless of human short-sightedness and allows those gifts to flower for the sake of the kingdom.
Quote:
Soon after Mother Marianne died, Mrs. John F. Bowler wrote in the Honolulu Advertiser, “Seldom has the opportunity come to a woman to devote every hour of 30 years to the mothering of people isolated by law from the rest of the world. She risked her own life in all that time, faced everything with unflinching courage and smiled sweetly through it all.”
Soon after Mother Marianne died, Mrs. John F. Bowler wrote in the Honolulu Advertiser, “Seldom has the opportunity come to a woman to devote every hour of 30 years to the mothering of people isolated by law from the rest of the world. She risked her own life in all that time, faced everything with unflinching courage and smiled sweetly through it all.”
LECTIO DIVINA:
MARK 3,7-12
Lectio:
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Ordinary Time
1) Opening prayer
Father of heaven and earth,
hear our prayers,
and show us the way to your peace in the world.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Father of heaven and earth,
hear our prayers,
and show us the way to your peace in the world.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
2) Gospel Reading - Mark 3,7-12
Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lakeside, and great crowds from Galilee followed him. From Judaea, and from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea and Transjordan and the region of Tyre and Sidon, great numbers who had heard of all he was doing came to him.
And he asked his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, to keep him from being crushed. For he had cured so many that all who were afflicted in any way were crowding forward to touch him.
And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, would fall down before him and shout, 'You are the Son of God!' But he warned them strongly not to make him known.
Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lakeside, and great crowds from Galilee followed him. From Judaea, and from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea and Transjordan and the region of Tyre and Sidon, great numbers who had heard of all he was doing came to him.
And he asked his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, to keep him from being crushed. For he had cured so many that all who were afflicted in any way were crowding forward to touch him.
And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, would fall down before him and shout, 'You are the Son of God!' But he warned them strongly not to make him known.
3) Reflection
• The conclusion reached at the end of this fifth conflict (Ml 2, to 3, 6), is that the Good News as it was announced by Jesus, said exactly the contrary of the teaching of the religious authority of the time. This is why, that at the end of the last conflict, it is foreseen that Jesus will not have an easy life and will be put to death. Death is already appearing in the horizon. They decide to make him die (Mk 3, 6). Without a sincere conversion it is not possible for persons to attain a correct understanding of the Good News.
• A summary of the evangelizing action of Jesus. The verses of today’s Gospel (Mk 3, 7-12) are a summary of the activity of Jesus and they stress an enormous contrast. Earlier, in Mk 2, 1 to 3,6, it was spoken only of conflicts, including the conflict of the life and death between Jesus and the civil and religious authority of Galilee (Mk 3, 1-6). And here, in the summary, we have the contrary: an immense popular movement, greater than the movement of John the Baptist, because people come not only from Galilee, but also from Judaea, from Jerusalem, from Idumaea, from Transjordan, and even from the pagan region of Tyre and Sidon to encounter Jesus! (Mk 3, 7-12). All want to see him and to touch him. The people are so numerous, that Jesus himself is concerned. There is the danger of being crushed by the multitude. This is why he asks the disciples to have a boat ready for him so that the crowd would not crush him. And from the boat he spoke to the crowds. There were especially the excluded and the marginalized who came to him with their ailments: the sick and those possessed. Those who were not accepted to live in the society of the time were accepted by Jesus. Here is the contrast: on the one side the religious and civil leaders decided to put Jesus to death (Mk 3, 6); on the other side, an immense popular movement seeking salvation in Jesus. Who will win?
• The unclean spirits and Jesus. Mark insists very much on the expulsion of the unclean spirits. The first miracle of Jesus is the expulsion of the unclean spirits (Mk 1, 25). The first impact caused by Jesus is due to the expulsion of the devil (Mk 1, 27). One of the principal causes of the clash of Jesus with the Scribes is the expulsion of the unclean spirits. (Mk 3, 22). The first power which the Apostles received when they were sent out on mission was the power to expel the demons (Mk 16, 17). What does it mean in Mark’s Gospel to drive out or expel the evil spirits?
• At the time of Mark the fear of the devil was increasing. Some religions instead of liberating the people, increased fear and anguish. One of the objectives of the Good News of Jesus is precisely to help people to liberate themselves from this fear. The coming of the Kingdom means the coming of a stronger power. Jesus is “the stronger man” who has come to conquer and overcome Satan, the power of evil, and to take way from him, to rob humanity imprisoned by fear (Mk 3, 27). This is why Mark insists very much on the victory of Jesus over the power of evil, over the devil, over Satan, sin and death. From the beginning to the end, with almost similar words, he repeats the same message: “And Jesus drove out, expelled the impure spirits!” (Mk 1, 26.27.34.39; 3, 11-12.15.22.30: 5, 1-20; 6, 7.13; 7, 25-29; 9,25-27.38; 16, 9.17). It seems almost a refrain which is repeated! Today, instead of using always the same words, we prefer to use diverse words. We would say: “The power of evil, Satan, which causes so much fear to people, Jesus overcomes him, dominates him, conquers him, threw him off the throne, drove him out or expelled him, eliminated him, annihilated him, knocked him down, destroyed him and killed him!” What Mark wants to tell us is the following: “Christians are forbidden to be afraid of Satan!” After Jesus rose from the dead, it is a mania and a lack of faith to call in cause Satan, at every moment, as if he still had any power on us. To insist on the danger of the devil in order that people may return to Church, means to ignore the Good News of the Kingdom. It is a lack of faith in the Resurrection of Jesus!
• The conclusion reached at the end of this fifth conflict (Ml 2, to 3, 6), is that the Good News as it was announced by Jesus, said exactly the contrary of the teaching of the religious authority of the time. This is why, that at the end of the last conflict, it is foreseen that Jesus will not have an easy life and will be put to death. Death is already appearing in the horizon. They decide to make him die (Mk 3, 6). Without a sincere conversion it is not possible for persons to attain a correct understanding of the Good News.
• A summary of the evangelizing action of Jesus. The verses of today’s Gospel (Mk 3, 7-12) are a summary of the activity of Jesus and they stress an enormous contrast. Earlier, in Mk 2, 1 to 3,6, it was spoken only of conflicts, including the conflict of the life and death between Jesus and the civil and religious authority of Galilee (Mk 3, 1-6). And here, in the summary, we have the contrary: an immense popular movement, greater than the movement of John the Baptist, because people come not only from Galilee, but also from Judaea, from Jerusalem, from Idumaea, from Transjordan, and even from the pagan region of Tyre and Sidon to encounter Jesus! (Mk 3, 7-12). All want to see him and to touch him. The people are so numerous, that Jesus himself is concerned. There is the danger of being crushed by the multitude. This is why he asks the disciples to have a boat ready for him so that the crowd would not crush him. And from the boat he spoke to the crowds. There were especially the excluded and the marginalized who came to him with their ailments: the sick and those possessed. Those who were not accepted to live in the society of the time were accepted by Jesus. Here is the contrast: on the one side the religious and civil leaders decided to put Jesus to death (Mk 3, 6); on the other side, an immense popular movement seeking salvation in Jesus. Who will win?
• The unclean spirits and Jesus. Mark insists very much on the expulsion of the unclean spirits. The first miracle of Jesus is the expulsion of the unclean spirits (Mk 1, 25). The first impact caused by Jesus is due to the expulsion of the devil (Mk 1, 27). One of the principal causes of the clash of Jesus with the Scribes is the expulsion of the unclean spirits. (Mk 3, 22). The first power which the Apostles received when they were sent out on mission was the power to expel the demons (Mk 16, 17). What does it mean in Mark’s Gospel to drive out or expel the evil spirits?
• At the time of Mark the fear of the devil was increasing. Some religions instead of liberating the people, increased fear and anguish. One of the objectives of the Good News of Jesus is precisely to help people to liberate themselves from this fear. The coming of the Kingdom means the coming of a stronger power. Jesus is “the stronger man” who has come to conquer and overcome Satan, the power of evil, and to take way from him, to rob humanity imprisoned by fear (Mk 3, 27). This is why Mark insists very much on the victory of Jesus over the power of evil, over the devil, over Satan, sin and death. From the beginning to the end, with almost similar words, he repeats the same message: “And Jesus drove out, expelled the impure spirits!” (Mk 1, 26.27.34.39; 3, 11-12.15.22.30: 5, 1-20; 6, 7.13; 7, 25-29; 9,25-27.38; 16, 9.17). It seems almost a refrain which is repeated! Today, instead of using always the same words, we prefer to use diverse words. We would say: “The power of evil, Satan, which causes so much fear to people, Jesus overcomes him, dominates him, conquers him, threw him off the throne, drove him out or expelled him, eliminated him, annihilated him, knocked him down, destroyed him and killed him!” What Mark wants to tell us is the following: “Christians are forbidden to be afraid of Satan!” After Jesus rose from the dead, it is a mania and a lack of faith to call in cause Satan, at every moment, as if he still had any power on us. To insist on the danger of the devil in order that people may return to Church, means to ignore the Good News of the Kingdom. It is a lack of faith in the Resurrection of Jesus!
4) Personal questions
• How do you live your faith in the Resurrection of Jesus? Does it help in some way to help you overcome fear?
• To drive away or expel the devil! What do you do in order to neutralize this power in your life?
• How do you live your faith in the Resurrection of Jesus? Does it help in some way to help you overcome fear?
• To drive away or expel the devil! What do you do in order to neutralize this power in your life?
5) Concluding prayer
Joy and happiness in you to all who seek you!
Let them ceaselessly cry, 'Great is Yahweh'
who love your saving power. (Ps 40)
Joy and happiness in you to all who seek you!
Let them ceaselessly cry, 'Great is Yahweh'
who love your saving power. (Ps 40)
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