Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path. (Psalm 119)
Mark 8:27-35 Peter was quick to identify incarnate holiness of Jesus as the Messiah. Just a short while later, it was Peter who abandoned his Master when he was on trial, and even denied that he knew him despite the fact that he knew Jesus’ true identity. But ultimately, Peter proclaimed Jesus as the Son of God and the Redeemer of the world with all his being. He spoke unceasingly to any one who would hear him – to crowds, to Jews as well as Gentiles, to slaves and to those who were free, to Emperors, to beggars, to the Christian faithful, and even to his jailers. The Big Fisherman walked his talk in word and deed proclaiming that Jesus was the Redeemer of all of humanity, even to the point of martyrdom. Like St. Peter, despite my own failings and weaknesses, I too can proclaim the Light, Life and Love of Christ Jesus with my life, leaving a legacy of God’s Mercy in my wake. Will I, like Peter be quick to acknowledge Jesus’ identity as the Holy One who redeemed the world, the Messiah? Will I persist in proclaiming this truth with my life? Christ Jesus, help me proclaim with my life who you are. You have delivered my soul from death, my yeyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living. (Psalm 116:8-9) Hear the rhythm, know the rhyme, Come, all people, It’s Mercy time! Anonymous (with apologies to Cool Runnings) Soli ad gloriam Gospel Mystery of the Day on FaceBook & www.gospelmysteryoftheday.ca
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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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