Refining Retreats
Refining Retreats
Jera Towns
July 21, 2020 - Tuesday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time
3 minutes Posted Jul 21, 2020 at 7:00 am.
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Reading 1MI
Shepherd your people with your staff,
the flock of your inheritance,
That dwells apart in a woodland,
in the midst of Carmel.
Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead,
as in the days of old;
As in the days when you came from the land of Egypt,
show us wonderful signs.
Who is there like you, the God who removes guilt
and pardons sin for the remnant of his inheritance;
Who does not persist in anger forever,
but delights rather in clemency,
And will again have compassion on us,
treading underfoot our guilt?
You will cast into the depths of the sea
all our sins;
You will show faithfulness to Jacob,
and grace to Abraham,
As you have sworn to our fathers
from days of old.
GospelMT
While Jesus was speaking to the crowds,
his mother and his brothers appeared outside,
wishing to speak with him.
Someone told him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside,
asking to speak with you.”
But he said in reply to the one who told him,
“Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?”
And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said,
“Here are my mother and my brothers.
For whoever does the will of my heavenly Father
is my brother, and sister, and mother.”
Reflection Questions
1. Is your image of God one of compassion?
2. Who are you to Jesus?
3. If you were to have a face-to-face conversation with God today, what would it look/sounds like?
Prayer
Lord, talk to me - I'm listening.
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