June 2024

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061624.cfm Get In The Presence Of Jesus Every DayAnd Watch That Seed Sprout It is so easy to see ourselves in this gospel passage. After a long day, you can’t even get five minutes to yourself to catch your breath. So, Jesus tells the disciples and us, “Come away to a deserted place.”  We all […]

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061524.cfm “Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’” Job said, “How forceful are honest words!” (Job 6:25). Being honest requires character. Jesus doesn’t ask us to swear when we mean something because our word is good enough. Honesty requires a good heart; when you speak from your heart, there is no need to

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061424.cfm A Clean Heart Gives God Plenty of Room To Work In Us God saw everything He created as good. Therefore, there is permanence in His goodness. Furthermore, His goodness is always within our reach. What is that goodness in us? It is more than a virtue. He created us in His image and likeness.

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061324.cfm Be Wary of Judgment? Assumptions can mess up a relationship. Assumptions are thoughts we have about someone or something and we convince ourselves. They are true. Unfortunately, when we make assumptions, we don’t check them out. Say I am driving down the road, and someone cuts me off. I must swerve to avoid an

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061224.cfm The Dots in Our Lives Do you remember those coloring books with dots you had to connect to make the picture? I used to fill in all those dots following the numbers and then see the image. I thought of those books when I read today’s gospel. Imagine what the picture would look like