Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word:

Romans 7:18-25
Psalm 119:66,68,76-77,93-94
Luke 12:54-59


Wisdom and Knowledge

A reflection on today's Scripture:

In today's scriptures Jesus recognizes the peoples ability to forecast the weather. It is so amazing how he uses things we know to help us understand what we don't know! He tells the people they have the ability, but are forecasting the wrong thing. If we are to understand His message, we must look beyond the natural to see the spiritual.

These times we live in can be viewed from different angles, but they are our times and it is by God's grace that we live in them. Some see them with an eye of negativity and others see them as positive. Just as wheat grows with weeds, here we are today with good and evil.

Imagine yourself entering a room that is filled with darkness and you do nothing, it remains dark. But if you do as little as light a small candle it's light conquers the darkness. Today Jesus is asking us to read between the lines in our present day, and look at the spiritual makeup of the situation, we can add to the darkness or spread the light of Jesus Christ, the choice is freely ours.

O Lord,
Teach us your wisdom and knowledge,
for in your commands we place our trust.

- Thomas Michael Kalamas