June 2, 2024

OT means ordinary time. Today’s first reading is from 2Samuel 12. David sinned and God punished him by bringing sickness on his child. David fasts and sleeps on the ground in sackcloth, but I kept reading the story and the baby dies. Sometimes thing don’t work out in my life, but as the gospel reminds…

It’s still Easter! Amen! Alleluia! Christ is risen! In the first reading from Acts, Peter tells the people to be baptized with the Holy Spirit and 3000 were baptized that day! In the gospel, Mary Magdalene is at the tomb and sees Jesus. Of course she doesn’t recognize Him until He calls her name. Then…

Today’s readings are interesting. In 2 Samuel, God tells Nathan to tell David things. God asks why David hasn’t built a house for God yet? I know that it is Solomon, David’s son, who will build the temple and God does tell that to Nathan and that God will not abandon Solomon like he did…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/072424.cfm In today’s first reading, the start of Jeremiah’s journey, the Bible said before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. So comforting that God knows us and is with us. Amen! In the gospel, Jesus tells the parable of the sower and the seed. The seed is the word of God and…

https://bible.usccb.org/daily-bible-reading In today’s first reading, Job long’s to see God’s face. My commentary said that Job states His avenger lives, which could also be said as “I know my REDEEMER lives!” Amen! I started singing the song… In the gospel, Jesus sends out 72 more disciples with instructions. Take nothing, rely on the people of…

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100924.cfm In the first reading, Paul challenged Peter’s way of living. He was preaching the gospel of Jesus to Jews while observing their laws. Then Peter was living as the gentiles, eating unclean food. Paul saw this as hypocrisy and didn’t want any separation in the new church family. In the gospel of Luke, Jesus…