Daily Reflections

In today’s readings, we hear first how Jeremiah tries to contain and repress burning messages in his heart.

Holiness involves striving for completeness and seeking a connection with God through our relationships, while also serving as a positive influence that encourages others toward holiness.

In a spirit of gratitude and praise, let us joyfully go forth to spread the Gospel message of love and peace to all our sisters and brothers. 

Christian watchfulness does not mean sitting and waiting anxiously but it means living faithfully every day.

We need to get in the habit of focusing on ourselves – the good we do for others, corporal and spiritual works of mercy, maintaining a strong prayer life and constantly learning about our faith.

I often wonder how Jesus or Paul the Apostle might revise their preaching if they were speaking to those of us in Western culture today.

In most Eucharist liturgies a Psalm is presented to us as response to the Scriptural readings.

We, too, are called to embrace the love shown to us from the Cross and the hope we are given through the Resurrection, in order to share God’s love with the world and help build up the kingdom, working for justice and making peace.

Her “yes” must become our yes: yes to compassion, yes to human dignity, yes to accompanying those who live in fear and have been forgotten.