Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path. (Psalm 119)
Gospel Mystery of the Day Friday, August 24, 201
Good Morning! Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path. (Psalm 119) Ezekiel 37:1-14 & Matt 22:34-40 It can be depressing to reflect on my past experiences and fragments of my life apart from the context of God’s Word. Like the field of dry bones shown to Ezekiel, the memories and connections of my life can liew strewn about, parches and rattling instead of providing form to the ‘muscles’ of my mind, and a stretching frame for the blanket of my soul. But as with Ezekiel, when the life-giving wisdom of God’s word is breathed onto the bare bones of my life, gradually they pull together and begin to articulate, for myself and for others, the eternal truths and graces of God, becoming a witness to the life and light of the Holy Spirit of God. It is this life-breath of the Word of God working in and through my heart, mind and soul, that results in a life that is powered by love for God and for neighbour. Word of God, breathe life into my being. The Lord is near to all who call on him, who call on him in truth. (Psalm 145:18) When we fall into tepidity ... we must turn to the Lord, looking for compassion, and allow the Lord to tell us the things of heaven. Saint Bernard of Clairvaux 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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