Wednesday July 2, 2008

I apologize for not keeping up to date with the blog. I am in the middle of preparing for the sacrament of holy marriage. So blog entries for the next few weeks will not be prepared as usual. Thank you for your understanding and patience, and please keep us in your prayers the next several days.

First Reading: Amos 5:14-15, 21-24
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 50
Gospel: Matthew 8:28-34

What is it that you do when you are feeling tempted or are so consumed with something of this world? Who or what is it that you turn to? Work, the bottle, drugs, women/men, [insert your own self destructive behavior here]. When the two demoniacs in today's gospel who were possessed by demons came to Jesus. The met him on the road. And what happened here, Jesus drove out the evil spirits and sent the demons into the swine. No matter how bad things are or how consumed you feel you can always turn to Jesus. He is more powerful than anything that we know and his healing power is beyond anything that we can understand. Brothers and sisters when we are hurting let us turn to our savior who saves us from ourselves every day.

Lord, you are the source of all that is good and all that heals. Let us follow you at all times no matter the cost, no matter the hardships and suffering that we may endure. For a life with you is not easy, but it does give us great hope and joy. Lord, let us abide in you and you in us until the day that we join you and praise you for all eternity in heaven. Amen.