Religion

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…

OT means ordinary time. Today’s first reading is from 2 Samuel. David rejoices in the Lord while moving the Ark to the city of David. He then feeds the people. I love to read Bible stories that correlate to Jesus in the New Testament. People are fed and nourished, those who believe. In the gospel,…

Today we pray for the unborn. I pray that women will want the life growing within them. I did not have a chance to get pregnant. I didn’t pursue any medical intervention because I thought God was in control and He just didn’t want me to be a mom. He had other plans for me….

OT means ordinary time. Another Sunday, so we have two readings. In the first reading, God sends Jonah to Nineveh to warn the people to repent! They do repent, everyone wearing sackcloth. God decides to not punish them. Jonah does not want to be prophet, but he must have been very good at it! In…

OT means ordinary time. Today’s gospel is two verses. The crowd came to the house where Jesus was eating and those inside the house call Jesus crazy (Mk 3:20-21) Often in Jesus’ time, people would conclude after an inexplicable occurrence, he’s crazy of the devil is in him. In this passage, they say Jesus is…

OT means ordinary time. Today’s first reading brings us to Saul searching for David and David having the opportunity to kill Saul but he doesn’t. He does cut a piece of Saul’s mantle. I looked up what a mantle is and it was a cloak worn by prophets, men of God. One note I read…

OT means ordinary time. Today’s first reading shows us Saul’s jealousy of David saying that the only thing left is for David to become king so he wants to kill David. There are so many people driven by jealousy. I’m not jealous of anyone, that is not in my nature. I hope to focus on…

Today’s 1st reading is the account of David and Goliath. This story always gives me encouragement that if I am faced with an impossible obstacle in life, my Lord will be behind me and will not let me falter. I just need to turn to him. Out of the darkness and into the light! In…

OT means ordinary time. Today David is chosen by God to be king. He is a “ruddy youth”. That term makes me smile. Then the Bible says “from that day on, the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David” Oh what a blessing to have the Spirit with you. Once baptized, the Spirit does remain…

OT means ordinary time. Today the first reading is Saul talking to Samuel after disobeying God and keeping spoils from the battle. In the Old Testament there is a recurring theme of God telling us what He wants, our defiance of those requests to even sinning against God, and then He punishes or takes away…