In today's Mass readings, King David dies. A quick summary of David's life could read like this:
We may live a mundane life, which is not at all spectacular. Yet we are baptized children of God. We are thus greater than David (see Mt 11:11), and as God's beloved children, we are more than conquerors in Jesus (Rm 8:37). The Spirit of God rushed upon David (1 Sm 16:13), but David did not have the fullness of the Spirit, nor did he have the Sacraments, a saving knowledge of Jesus, or the great blessings of the Church. May we repent as David repented (Ps 51:3ff), dance as David danced (2 Sm 6:14), and be men and women after God's own heart who will fulfill His every wish.
PRAYER: | "A clean heart create for me, O God; and a steadfast spirit renew within me" (Ps 51:12). |
PROMISE: | "[The apostles] expelled many demons, anointed the sick with oil, and worked many cures." –Mk 6:13 |
PRAISE: | St. Paul Miki with his companions were spectacular in their witness and their martyrdom. St. Paul witnessed, "The only reason for my being killed is that I have taught the doctrine of Christ." |
Reprinted with permission from Presentation Ministries, a lay association of the Catholic Church that focuses on evangelization and discipleship through Bible teaching, daily Mass, the charisms of the Holy Spirit, and Small Christian Community. Their ministries include:
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