Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path. (Psalm 119)
Gospel Mystery of the Day Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Good Morning! Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path. (Psalm 119) John 20:24-29 Although I might believe the facts of Jesus’ death and resurrection I can still hold onto circumstances and moments of unbelief. When I prefer to lean on my own understanding and dismiss the mercy of Jesus –when I choose resentment over humility, impatience over kindness or frantic planning over trust -like doubting Thomas, I am practising unbelief in the redeeming work of Christ. Thomas boldly stated that ‘Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe’. My statements of unbelief are similar to Thomas’: “Unless I am healed from cancer,” or “Until I see a real miracle,” or “Only when Jesus really makes things better....then I’ll believe and fully commit my life to him.” Within one week, Jesus addressed Thomas’ doubts by simply appearing to the group of disciples. Thomas’ unbelief evaporated in the real presence of the Lord and he fell at his Jesus’ feet in exclamation and contrition: “My Lord and my God!” He then went on to become a zealous Apostle and a Martyr, evangelizing the whole of the near east. How will Jesus address my unbelief, so that in all ways I acknowledge and trust him as my Lord and my God, and live into the work he has for me to do? Christ Jesus, address my unbelief. You have turned my mourning into dancing. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever. (Psalm 30:11) Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair. G.K.Chesterton www.gospelmysteryoftheday.ca & Gospel Mystery of the Day on Facebook Soli ad gloriam Dei
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AuthorBeverly Illauq lives in Kemptville, Ontario, where she greets each morning by seeking the Gospel Mystery of the Day - the Word of the Lord for direct and practical application to the specific challenges & joys of the day. Archives
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