Job said in today’s first reading for Mass: “Pity me, pity me, O you my friends, for the hand of God has struck me! Why do you hound me as though you were divine, and insatiably prey upon me?” It sounds like Job’s friends were pretty cruel and they treated him like almost like bullies do in school.
Daily Reflection Archives
Jesus Withdrew From Negativity and Where He Wasn’t Wanted
The first reading for Mass today begins with the words, “Job opened his mouth and cursed his day,” and the negative feelings and emotions continue through the rest of the first reading, the responsorial psalm and the gospel today as well. What should we do? Nobody wants to think about negative, unhappy things …
Conversion is a Cooperation With God’s Grace
What is really amazing about the gospel today, is that Jesus wasn’t judgmental at all about some of the most frowned upon sinners of his time. In fact, he stood up for them right in front of the Pharisees. What an awesome advocate we have in Jesus. He isn’t concerned about the past, but he is concerned about the present.