Comments on: Wednesday, 6/8/16 – How Long Will You Straddle the Issue?

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 20:24:33 +0000

Hello. My name is Peter, I am from Poland. I am learning English and follow this daily Mass reflections every day 🙂 Steven thanks ! I like reading your words and people,s posts. My personal understanding of the first reading story is the Blessed Host. Sometimes I so hardly believe that this is real Body and Blood of the Lord-like saint Faustina Kowalska wrote in her Diary-“in whom is contained the medicine for all our illness, weackness and desires, only hope in the midst of darkness and of storms within and without, in the toil and monotony of everyday life, when the burdens are beyound my strenght and i find my efforts fruitless”. it is very easy to think that “this other things that aren’t God” cure us and forget about God Mercy and simply fact that everything is His gift, even my faith. Not my property or imagined Baal.

By: Mark Misencik

Mark Misencik — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 13:43:11 +0000

Hey Steven,

I, too, love today’s first reading. I love it for its simplicity. It is very black and white.

What caught my eye was the picture you have posted with your reflection. The decision that is being represented is that of choosing between a false god and the true God, like in the first reading. I don’t know if money is the best example.

Money. People who have it tend to cherish it. People who don’t have it want it and can be jealous of those who have it. Businesses run on it. The Church asks for it. Apparently time is money. Money, the root of all evil, or so they say. There is a lyric from a song that goes “…you say money isn’t everything, but I’d like to see you live without it”. Money.

Of course in the Gospels, for example Mk 12:17, we have Jesus saying money is of no value to God, only to man. God values your love.

Okay, so what does this have to do with the picture?

I would say having a person holding a statue of Satan (Baal) in one hand and the Bible in the other would be more appropriate, considering what is being said in the first reading. Or, if one wanted to represent atheism, nothing in one hand.

Mark

By: Burennata Betero

Burennata Betero — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 11:13:43 +0000

Thanks Steve. I heard one of the messages from the homily of the Main celebrant in the Mass today and He explained the same reflection based on today’s Gospel. He continued to say on the new body of the law which is now completely fulfilled in Jesus. In addition, the main message that I can share with you my friends here in Jesus Christ is based on ” Mass” .

Why do we often attend Mass? This is a challenging question that’s reiterated by the priest in this Mass. I think we come up with different answer but it can be similar as well.

The priest emphasized that when you go to Mass, don’t think that you go there because it is written in the Catholic’s law, but more deeper as a Christian you go there just because you love the one who is hanging on the cross for us. The one who is caring us when we are in a trouble moment. The one who is always there waiting from morning to night in the Eucharist. However, to love him sounds like to follow his commandments.
Have a great and lovely day to you all. GB

By: Njoroge Waweru Ngure

Njoroge Waweru Ngure — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 07:22:21 +0000

Thanks steve I vrequest our bros to walk on Lord our God path,close all others.amen

By: mase tavale

mase tavale — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 06:13:52 +0000

Thanks God bless you. Amen

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 05:57:30 +0000

Br.Stephen, wonderful reflection on the word of God. Thank you and have a blessed day.