Lenten Scripture Reflections: Day 5- God Calls, I respond
Scripture Readings today are taken from the Readings of the First Sunday in Lent 1st Reading: Genesis 9:8-15 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 25: 4-9 2nd Reading: 1 Peter 3:18-22 Gospel: Mark 1:12-15 Reflection: Sorry about the late post tonight! I just started reading this...
Lenten Scripture Reflection, Day 4: Peter
Passage: Luke 4:38-5:11 Reflection: Peter and Jesus probably had a relationship like Moses and God- one of brutal honesty (check out yesterday’s post for more on Moses!). Of the twelve apostles, it’s pretty clear that Peter had a special role from the...
Lenten Scripture Reflection, Day 3: Moses
Passage: Exodus 2:23-4:16 Reflection: This is a longer reading today, mostly because Moses keeps coming up with reasons why God should choose someone else to free Israel! This story of call and response shows just how far God is willing to go to make sure that we are...
Lenten Scripture Reflection, Day 2: Elijah
Reading: 1 Kings 19:9-18 Go ahead and get your Bible (side note- how often do we print scripture passages on paper instead of asking kids to bring their Bible or having a set for them to use regularly?) Background: I come from an old school, Black Catholic family from...