We are all preachers and receivers of the word of God. The prophet Ezequiel and St. Paul had difficulty preaching; even Jesus would not force people to open themselves to the word.
7.7.24 Bulletin
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
First NYC Church Dedicated to Mary, Founded in 1826
We are all preachers and receivers of the word of God. The prophet Ezequiel and St. Paul had difficulty preaching; even Jesus would not force people to open themselves to the word.
We know in the physical world that what goes up must come down. But with the Lord Jesus, what goes down, must come up.
We have all known the storms of life: an accident, a chronic illness, a painful separation, an abuse of trust, or a death that tosses us into the dark waters that threaten to overwhelm us. We do have a choice in these situations; we can complain and blame, or we can trust the one who never abandons and calls us through his own life, death, and resurrection to enter the mystery of divine love that suffering breaks open.
Fr. Benedict Ayodi, OFM Cap originally comes from Kenya and currently serves in the Capuchin Province of St. Mary in New York. He graduated with an MA in International Affairs at the New School University in New York and is currently a doctoral student in Organizational Development at Manila University.
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