Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent
Lectionary: 232
Lectionary: 232
The people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem said,
"Come, let us contrive a plot against Jeremiah.
It will not mean the loss of instruction from the priests,
nor of counsel from the wise, nor of messages from the prophets.
And so, let us destroy him by his own tongue;
let us carefully note his every word."
Heed me, O LORD,
and listen to what my adversaries say.
Must good be repaid with evil
that they should dig a pit to take my life?
Remember that I stood before you
to speak in their behalf,
to turn away your wrath from them.
"Come, let us contrive a plot against Jeremiah.
It will not mean the loss of instruction from the priests,
nor of counsel from the wise, nor of messages from the prophets.
And so, let us destroy him by his own tongue;
let us carefully note his every word."
Heed me, O LORD,
and listen to what my adversaries say.
Must good be repaid with evil
that they should dig a pit to take my life?
Remember that I stood before you
to speak in their behalf,
to turn away your wrath from them.
Responsorial
PsalmPS 31:5-6, 14, 15-16
R. (17b) Save
me, O Lord, in your kindness.
You will free me from the snare they set for me,
for you are my refuge.
Into your hands I commend my spirit;
you will redeem me, O LORD, O faithful God.
R. Save me, O Lord, in your kindness.
I hear the whispers of the crowd, that frighten me from every side,
as they consult together against me, plotting to take my life.
R. Save me, O Lord, in your kindness.
But my trust is in you, O LORD;
I say, "You are my God."
In your hands is my destiny; rescue me
from the clutches of my enemies and my persecutors.
R. Save me, O Lord, in your kindness.
You will free me from the snare they set for me,
for you are my refuge.
Into your hands I commend my spirit;
you will redeem me, O LORD, O faithful God.
R. Save me, O Lord, in your kindness.
I hear the whispers of the crowd, that frighten me from every side,
as they consult together against me, plotting to take my life.
R. Save me, O Lord, in your kindness.
But my trust is in you, O LORD;
I say, "You are my God."
In your hands is my destiny; rescue me
from the clutches of my enemies and my persecutors.
R. Save me, O Lord, in your kindness.
Verse Before
The GospelJN 8:12
I am the light of the world, says the Lord;
whoever follows me will have the light of life.
whoever follows me will have the light of life.
GospelMT 20:17-28
As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem,
he took the Twelve disciples aside by themselves,
and said to them on the way,
"Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem,
and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests
and the scribes,
and they will condemn him to death,
and hand him over to the Gentiles
to be mocked and scourged and crucified,
and he will be raised on the third day."
Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee approached Jesus with her sons
and did him homage, wishing to ask him for something.
He said to her, "What do you wish?"
She answered him,
"Command that these two sons of mine sit,
one at your right and the other at your left, in your kingdom."
Jesus said in reply,
"You do not know what you are asking.
Can you drink the chalice that I am going to drink?"
They said to him, "We can."
He replied,
"My chalice you will indeed drink,
but to sit at my right and at my left,
this is not mine to give
but is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."
When the ten heard this,
they became indignant at the two brothers.
But Jesus summoned them and said,
"You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them,
and the great ones make their authority over them felt.
But it shall not be so among you.
Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant;
whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave.
Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve
and to give his life as a ransom for many."
he took the Twelve disciples aside by themselves,
and said to them on the way,
"Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem,
and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests
and the scribes,
and they will condemn him to death,
and hand him over to the Gentiles
to be mocked and scourged and crucified,
and he will be raised on the third day."
Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee approached Jesus with her sons
and did him homage, wishing to ask him for something.
He said to her, "What do you wish?"
She answered him,
"Command that these two sons of mine sit,
one at your right and the other at your left, in your kingdom."
Jesus said in reply,
"You do not know what you are asking.
Can you drink the chalice that I am going to drink?"
They said to him, "We can."
He replied,
"My chalice you will indeed drink,
but to sit at my right and at my left,
this is not mine to give
but is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."
When the ten heard this,
they became indignant at the two brothers.
But Jesus summoned them and said,
"You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them,
and the great ones make their authority over them felt.
But it shall not be so among you.
Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant;
whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave.
Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve
and to give his life as a ransom for many."
Meditation: Can you drink Christ's cup?
Who or what takes first place in your life? You and
what you want to do with your life or God and what he desires for you? When
personal goals and ambitions are at odds with God's will, whose will prevails?
The prophet Jeremiah spoke a word that was at odds with what the people wanted.
The word which Jeremiah spoke was not his personal opinion but the divinely
inspired word which God commanded him to speak. Jeremiah met stiff opposition
and even threats to his life for speaking God's word. Jeremiah pleaded with God
when others plotted to not only silence him but to destroy him as well. Jesus
also met stiff opposition from those who opposed his authority to speak and act
in God's name. Jesus prophesied that he would be rejected by the religious
authorities in Jerusalem and be condemned to death by crucifixion - the most
painful and humiliating death the Romans had devised for enemies who opposed
their authority.
Jesus called himself the "Son of Man"
(Matthew 20:17) - a prophetic title for the Messiah which came from the Book of
Daniel. Daniel was given a prophetic vision of a "Son of Man" who is
given great authority and power to rule over the earth on behalf of God. But if
Jesus is the Messiah and "Son of Man" prophesied by Daniel, why must
he be rejected and killed? Did not God promise that his Anointed One would
deliver his people from their oppression and establish a kingdom of peace and
justice? The prophet Isaiah had foretold that it was God’s will that the
"Suffering Servant" who is "God's Chosen One" (Isaiah 42:1)
must first make atonement for sins through his suffering and death (Isaiah
53:5-12) and then be raised to establish justice on the earth (Isaiah 42:4).
Jesus paid the price for our redemption with his own blood. Jesus' life did not
end with death on the cross - he triumphed over the grave when he rose
victorious on the third day. If we want to share in the Lord's victory over sin
and death then we will need to follow his way of the cross by renouncing my
will for his will, and my way for his way of self-sacrificing love and
holiness.
Seeking privilege and power
Right after Jesus had prophesied his impending death on the cross, the mother of James and John brought her sons before Jesus privately for a special request. She asked on their behalf for Jesus to grant them a special status among the disciples, namely to be placed in the highest position of privilege and power. Rulers placed their second-in-command at their right and left side. James and John were asking Jesus to place them above their fellow disciples.
Right after Jesus had prophesied his impending death on the cross, the mother of James and John brought her sons before Jesus privately for a special request. She asked on their behalf for Jesus to grant them a special status among the disciples, namely to be placed in the highest position of privilege and power. Rulers placed their second-in-command at their right and left side. James and John were asking Jesus to place them above their fellow disciples.
Don't we often do the same? We want to get ahead and
get the best position where we can be served first. Jesus responds by telling
James and John that they do not understand what they are really asking for. The
only way one can advance in God's kingdom is by submitting one's whole life in
faith and obedience to God. Jesus surrendered his will to the will of his
Father - he willingly chose the Father's path to glory - a path that would lead
to suffering and death, redemption and new life.
When the other ten disciples heard what James and John
had done, they were very resentful and angry. How unfair for James and John to
seek first place for themselves. Jesus called the twelve together and showed
them the true and rightful purpose for seeking power and position - to serve
the good of others with love and righteousness. Authority without love, a love
that is oriented towards the good of others, easily becomes self-serving and
brutish.
Jesus does the unthinkable - he reverses the order and
values of the world's way of thinking. If you want to be great then become a
servant for others. If you want to be first, then became a slave rather than a
master. How shocking and contradictory these words must have rang in the
disciples ears and in our own ears as well! Power and position are tools that
can be used to serve and advance one's own interests or to serve the interests
of others. In the ancient world servants and slaves had no personal choice -
they were compelled to serve the interests of their masters and do whatever
they were commanded.
Freedom and servanthood
The model of servanthood which Jesus presents to his disciples is based on personal choice and freedom - the decision to put others first in my care and concern and the freedom to serve them with love and compassion rather than with fear or desire for reward. That is why the Apostle Paul summed up Jesus' teaching on freedom and love with the exhortation, "For freedom Christ has set us free... only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh [for indulging in sinful and selfish desires], but through love be servants of one another" (Galatians 5:1,13). Jesus, the Lord and Master, sets himself as the example. He told his disciples that he "came not to be served but to serve" (Matthew 20:28). True servanthood is neither demeaning nor oppressive because its motivating force is love rather than pride or fear.
The model of servanthood which Jesus presents to his disciples is based on personal choice and freedom - the decision to put others first in my care and concern and the freedom to serve them with love and compassion rather than with fear or desire for reward. That is why the Apostle Paul summed up Jesus' teaching on freedom and love with the exhortation, "For freedom Christ has set us free... only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh [for indulging in sinful and selfish desires], but through love be servants of one another" (Galatians 5:1,13). Jesus, the Lord and Master, sets himself as the example. He told his disciples that he "came not to be served but to serve" (Matthew 20:28). True servanthood is neither demeaning nor oppressive because its motivating force is love rather than pride or fear.
The Lord Jesus summed up his mission by telling his
disciples that he came "to give his life as a ransom for many"
(Matthew 20:28). The shedding of his blood on the cross was the payment for our
sins - a ransom that sets us free from slavery to wrong and hurtful desires and
addictions. Jesus laid down his life for us. This death to self is the key that
sets us free to offer our lives as a sacrifice of thanksgiving and love for the
Lord and for the people he calls us to serve.
Can you drink my cup?
The Lord Jesus asks each of us the same question he asked of James and John, "Can you drink the cup that I am to drink"? The cup he had in mind was a cup of sacrificial service and death to self - even death on a cross. What kind of cup might the Lord Jesus have in mind for each one of us who are his followers? For some disciples such a cup will entail physical suffering and the painful struggle of martyrdom - the readiness to die for one's faith in Christ. But for many followers of Jesus Christ, it entails the long routine of the Christian life, with all its daily sacrifices, disappointments, set-backs, struggles, and temptations. A disciple must be ready to lay down his or her life in martyrdom for Christ and be ready to lay it down each and every day in the little and big sacrifices required as well.
The Lord Jesus asks each of us the same question he asked of James and John, "Can you drink the cup that I am to drink"? The cup he had in mind was a cup of sacrificial service and death to self - even death on a cross. What kind of cup might the Lord Jesus have in mind for each one of us who are his followers? For some disciples such a cup will entail physical suffering and the painful struggle of martyrdom - the readiness to die for one's faith in Christ. But for many followers of Jesus Christ, it entails the long routine of the Christian life, with all its daily sacrifices, disappointments, set-backs, struggles, and temptations. A disciple must be ready to lay down his or her life in martyrdom for Christ and be ready to lay it down each and every day in the little and big sacrifices required as well.
An early church father summed up Jesus' teaching with
the expression "to serve is to reign with Christ". We share in God’s
reign by laying down our lives in humble service of one another as Jesus did
for our sake. Are you ready to lay down your life and to serve others as Jesus
did?
"Lord Jesus, make me a servant of love for your
kingdom, that I may seek to serve rather than be served. Inflame my heart with
your love that I may give generously and serve others joyfully for your
sake."
A Daily Quote for Lent: Do you wish to be great? by
Augustine of Hippo, 354-430 A.D.
"Do you wish to be great? Then begin from what is
slightest. Do you plan to construct a high and mighty building? Then think
first about the foundation of humility. When people plan to erect a lofty and
large building, they make the foundations all the deeper. But those who lay the
foundation are forced to descend into the depths." (excerpt from Sermon 69, 2)
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 28, MATTHEW 20:17-29
Lenten Weekday
(Jeremiah 18:18-20; Psalm 31)
Lenten Weekday
(Jeremiah 18:18-20; Psalm 31)
KEY VERSE: "Whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant" (v. 26).
TO KNOW: For the third time in Matthew's gospel, Jesus taught his disciples about his coming passion and death, yet they still did not comprehend the reality of his words. A woman (Zebedee's wife in Mt 4:21) approached Jesus with the request for recognition for her sons James and John. She wanted them to receive special honor in Jesus' kingdom. Her misconception was that Jesus' reign was an earthly rule with temporal authority. The other disciples were indignant (perhaps they wished that they had thought of it first). Jesus reminded them that the way to the kingdom was not the path to glory. Being a disciple meant humble submission to the will of God. Jesus did not come to be served, but to offer his life as a ransom for those held captive to sin--the way of the cross.
TO LOVE: Are my motives for Christian service self-serving?
TO SERVE: Lord Jesus, teach me this Lent to follow your example of humble service.
THE FEAST OF PURIM BEGINS
The Jewish Feast of Purim is celebrated on the 14th day of Adar, which usually comes in March. The word "Purim" means "lots" and refers to the lottery that Haman used to determine the date for the massacre of the Jewish people living in Persia. The story of Purim is told in the Book of Esther who was taken to the King of Persia, who made her his queen, although he did not know that she was a Jew. Esther's cousin Mordecai persuaded her to speak to the king on behalf of the Jewish people who were saved, by her intervention. On Purim, Jews are commanded to send out gifts of food or drink and to give charity. Purim is not subject to the Sabbath-like restrictions that apply to many other holidays, but some sources indicate that ordinary business should not be conducted out of respect for the holiday.
Wednesday 28
February 2018
St Gabriel Possenti.
Jeremiah
18:18-20. Psalm 30(31):5-6, 14-16. Matthew 20:17-28.
Save me, O
Lord, in your steadfast love—Psalm 30(31):5-6, 14-16.
‘They will
mock him, whip him, crucify him.’
On their way to Jerusalem, where
he was to suffer, Jesus told the apostles in detail what awaited him there. It
was not a message they wanted to hear. Their minds were fixed on dreams of
wealth and glory.
The mother of James and John, the
sons of Zebedee, came with her sons to ask Jesus for the top places in his
kingdom. Jesus treated this outrageous request gently, asking the sons whether
they were able to drink his cup of suffering. They replied that they could. He
told them they would, but that the places of honour were allocated by his
Father. He went on to tell them that authority in his kingdom was a service,
not an opportunity for greed.
Later, these two apostles served
the community and drank the cup of suffering. They had learned the lesson. Do
we?
Blessed Daniel Brottier
Saint of the Day for February 28
(September 7, 1876 – February 28, 1936)
Blessed Daniel Brottier’s Story
Daniel spent most of his life in the trenches—one way or
another.
Born in France in 1876, Daniel was ordained in 1899 and began a
teaching career. That didn’t satisfy him long. He wanted to use his zeal for
the gospel far beyond the classroom. He joined the missionary Congregation of
the Holy Spirit, which sent him to Senegal, West Africa. After eight years
there, his health was suffering. He was forced to return to France, where he
helped raise funds for the construction of a new cathedral in Senegal.
At the outbreak of World War I, Daniel became a volunteer
chaplain and spent four years at the front. He did not shrink from his duties.
Indeed, he risked his life time and again in ministering to the suffering and
dying. It was miraculous that he did not suffer a single wound during his 52
months in the heart of battle.
After the war he was invited to help establish a project for
orphaned and abandoned children in a Paris suburb. He spent the final 13 years
of his life there. He died in 1936 and was beatified by Pope John Paul II in
Paris only 48 years later.
Reflection
Blessed Daniel might be called “Teflon Dan” since nothing seemed
to harm him while in the midst of war. God intended to use him in some pretty
wonderful ways for the good of the Church and he willingly served. He is a good
example for all of us.
LECTIO DIVINA: MATTHEW
20,17-28
Lectio Divina:
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Lent Time
1) OPENING PRAYER
Lord our God,
your prophets remind us
in season and out of season
of our responsibilities toward You
and toward the world of people.
When they disturb and upset us,
let it be a holy disturbance
that makes us restless, eager to do Your will
and to bring justice and love around us.
We ask You this through Christ our Lord.
your prophets remind us
in season and out of season
of our responsibilities toward You
and toward the world of people.
When they disturb and upset us,
let it be a holy disturbance
that makes us restless, eager to do Your will
and to bring justice and love around us.
We ask You this through Christ our Lord.
2) GOSPEL READING - MATTHEW
20:17-28
As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He
took the Twelve disciples aside by themselves, and said to them on the way,
"Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed
over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death,
and hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and
He will be raised on the third day." Then the mother of the sons of
Zebedee approached Jesus with her sons and did him homage, wishing to ask him
for something. He said to her, "What do you wish?" She answered him,
"Command that these two sons of mine sit, one at your right and the other
at your left, in your kingdom." Jesus said in reply, "You do not know
what you are asking. Can you drink the chalice that I am going to drink?"
They said to him, "We can." He replied, "My chalice you will
indeed drink, but to sit at my right and at my left, this is not mine to give
but is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father." When the ten
heard this, they became indignant at the two brothers. But Jesus summoned them
and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and
the great ones make their authority over them felt. But it shall not be so
among you. Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant;
whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave. Just so, the Son of
Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for
many."
3) REFLECTION
Today s Gospel presents three points:
the third announcement of the Passion (Mt 20:17-19), the petition of the mother
of the sons of Zebedee (Mt 20:20-23) and the discussion of the disciples
regarding the first place among them (Mt 20:24-28).
Matthew 20:17-19: The third announcement of the Passion. Going toward Jerusalem, Jesus walks in front of them. He knows that He is going to be killed. The Prophet Isaiah had already announced it (Is 50:4-6; 53:1-10). His death is not the fruit of a plan established in advance, but the consequence of the commitment taken concerning the mission received from the Father, to be at the side of the excluded of His time. This is why Jesus speaks to the disciples about the tortures and death that He will have to face in Jerusalem. The disciple should follow the Master, even if He has to suffer like He. The disciples are frightened and accompany Him with fear. They do not understand what is happening (cfr. Lk 18:34). Suffering did not correspond to the idea that they had of the Messiah (cfr. Mt 16:21-23).
Matthew 20:20-21: The petition of the mother to obtain the first place for her sons. The disciples do not only not understand the importance and significance of the message of Jesus, but they continue with their own personal ambitions. When Jesus insists on service and the gift of oneself, they continue to ask for the first places in the Kingdom. The mother of James and John, taking her sons with her, gets close to Jesus . The two did not understand the proposal of Jesus. They were concerned only about their own interests. This is a sign that the ideology of that time had profoundly penetrated the mentality of the disciples. In spite of the fact of having lived with Jesus several years, they had not renewed their way of seeing things. They looked at Jesus as always, with the same look. They wanted a reward for following Jesus. The same tensions existed in the communities of the time of Matthew and they still exist today in our own communities.
Matthew 20-22-23: Jesus’ answer. Jesus reacts firmly: You do not know what you are asking for! And He asks if they are capable of drinking the chalice that he, Jesus, will drink and if they are ready to receive the baptism which He will receive. It is the chalice of suffering, the baptism of blood! Jesus wants to know if they, instead of the places of honor, accept to give their life up to death. Both answer: We can! It seems to be a response not given from within, because a few days later, they abandoned Jesus and left Him alone at the hour of suffering (Mk 14:50). They do not have a great critical knowledge, they do not perceive their personal reality. In what concerns the first place, the place of honor, in the Kingdom at the side of Jesus, the one who grants this is the Father. What he, Jesus, has to offer, is the chalice and the baptism, suffering and the cross.
Matthew 20:24-27: It should not be like that among you: Jesus speaks once again, on the exercise of power (cfr. Mk 9:33-35). At that time those who held power did not give an account to people. They acted as they wished (cfr. Mk 6:27-28). The Roman Empire controlled the world and maintained it with the force of the arms. Through tributes, taxes, it succeeded in concentrating the riches of the people in the hands of a few in Rome. Society was characterized by the repressive and abusive exercise of power. Jesus had an altogether different proposal. He said: It should not be like that among you; the one who wants to become great among you should become a servant, and the one who wants to be the first one among you will become your slave! He teaches against privileges and rivalry. He wants to change the system and insists on that service as the remedy against personal ambition.
Matthew 20:28: The summary of the life of Jesus. Jesus defines His mission and His life: I have not come to be served but to serve! He has come to give His own life for the salvation of many. He is the Messiah Servant, announced by the Prophet Isaiah (cfr. Is 42:1-9; 49:1-6; 50:4-9); 52:13-53:12). He learned from His Mother who said: Behold, the handmaid of the Lord! (Lk 1:38). A totally new proposal for the society of that time.
Matthew 20:17-19: The third announcement of the Passion. Going toward Jerusalem, Jesus walks in front of them. He knows that He is going to be killed. The Prophet Isaiah had already announced it (Is 50:4-6; 53:1-10). His death is not the fruit of a plan established in advance, but the consequence of the commitment taken concerning the mission received from the Father, to be at the side of the excluded of His time. This is why Jesus speaks to the disciples about the tortures and death that He will have to face in Jerusalem. The disciple should follow the Master, even if He has to suffer like He. The disciples are frightened and accompany Him with fear. They do not understand what is happening (cfr. Lk 18:34). Suffering did not correspond to the idea that they had of the Messiah (cfr. Mt 16:21-23).
Matthew 20:20-21: The petition of the mother to obtain the first place for her sons. The disciples do not only not understand the importance and significance of the message of Jesus, but they continue with their own personal ambitions. When Jesus insists on service and the gift of oneself, they continue to ask for the first places in the Kingdom. The mother of James and John, taking her sons with her, gets close to Jesus . The two did not understand the proposal of Jesus. They were concerned only about their own interests. This is a sign that the ideology of that time had profoundly penetrated the mentality of the disciples. In spite of the fact of having lived with Jesus several years, they had not renewed their way of seeing things. They looked at Jesus as always, with the same look. They wanted a reward for following Jesus. The same tensions existed in the communities of the time of Matthew and they still exist today in our own communities.
Matthew 20-22-23: Jesus’ answer. Jesus reacts firmly: You do not know what you are asking for! And He asks if they are capable of drinking the chalice that he, Jesus, will drink and if they are ready to receive the baptism which He will receive. It is the chalice of suffering, the baptism of blood! Jesus wants to know if they, instead of the places of honor, accept to give their life up to death. Both answer: We can! It seems to be a response not given from within, because a few days later, they abandoned Jesus and left Him alone at the hour of suffering (Mk 14:50). They do not have a great critical knowledge, they do not perceive their personal reality. In what concerns the first place, the place of honor, in the Kingdom at the side of Jesus, the one who grants this is the Father. What he, Jesus, has to offer, is the chalice and the baptism, suffering and the cross.
Matthew 20:24-27: It should not be like that among you: Jesus speaks once again, on the exercise of power (cfr. Mk 9:33-35). At that time those who held power did not give an account to people. They acted as they wished (cfr. Mk 6:27-28). The Roman Empire controlled the world and maintained it with the force of the arms. Through tributes, taxes, it succeeded in concentrating the riches of the people in the hands of a few in Rome. Society was characterized by the repressive and abusive exercise of power. Jesus had an altogether different proposal. He said: It should not be like that among you; the one who wants to become great among you should become a servant, and the one who wants to be the first one among you will become your slave! He teaches against privileges and rivalry. He wants to change the system and insists on that service as the remedy against personal ambition.
Matthew 20:28: The summary of the life of Jesus. Jesus defines His mission and His life: I have not come to be served but to serve! He has come to give His own life for the salvation of many. He is the Messiah Servant, announced by the Prophet Isaiah (cfr. Is 42:1-9; 49:1-6; 50:4-9); 52:13-53:12). He learned from His Mother who said: Behold, the handmaid of the Lord! (Lk 1:38). A totally new proposal for the society of that time.
4) PERSONAL QUESTIONS
James and John ask for a favor and Jesus
promises suffering. What do I ask Jesus for in my prayer? How do I accept
suffering and the pains and sorrow which come to me in my life?
Jesus said: It should not be like that among you! Does my way of living in community follow this advice of Jesus?
Jesus said: It should not be like that among you! Does my way of living in community follow this advice of Jesus?
5) CONCLUDING PRAYER
Draw me out of the net they have spread
for me,
for You are my refuge;
into Your hands I commit my spirit,
by You have I been redeemed. God of truth. (Ps 31,4-5)
for You are my refuge;
into Your hands I commit my spirit,
by You have I been redeemed. God of truth. (Ps 31,4-5)
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