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Lent 2023, First Reading

Second Sunday of Lent Genesis 12: 1-4 “The Lord said to Abram: ‘Go forth from the land of your kinsfolk and from your father’s house to a land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you. “ I have been asked, in my life, toContinue reading “Lent 2023, First Reading”

Lent 2023 First Reading

Saturday of the first week Moses speaks to the people in Deuteronomy 26: 16-19. The Study Bible says it is a, “ completion and explanation of the law proclaimed on Mount Sinai.” “And today the Lord is making this agreement with you: you are to be a people peculiarly his own, as he promised you;Continue reading “Lent 2023 First Reading”

Lent 2023 First Reading

Friday of the First Week of Lent Today we hear from the prophet Ezekiel, of “dry bones” fame. He is the first Jewish person to receive the call to prophesy outside the Holy Land. The children of Israel are captives in Babylon. Ezekiel says, “If the wicked man turns away from all the sins heContinue reading “Lent 2023 First Reading”

Lent 2023 First Reading

Thursday of the First Week of Lent The first reading for today is taken from the book of Esther. Haman, adviser to King Xerxes of Persia, wanted to have all of the Jews in the empire exterminated in a single day. Esther, a Jew by birth and Queen to Xerxes, is, “seized with mortal anguish.Continue reading “Lent 2023 First Reading”

Lent 2023 First Reading

Wednesday of the first week of Lent The first reading today is from the book of Jonah. A little background information is helpful for understanding. This story was written in the 5th century before Christ. The Study Bible notes that, “Jonah is a disobedient prophet.” He was running away from God’s commission when he wasContinue reading “Lent 2023 First Reading”

Lent 2023 First Reading

Tuesday of the first week of Lent “An invitation to Grace” is the heading in the Study Bible that precedes the verses for today. Isaiah 55: 10-11 says, “Just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down And do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful,Continue reading “Lent 2023 First Reading”

Lent 2023 First Reading

Monday of the first week of Lent Today’s reading is from Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18. According to the study Bible, this is a continuation of the law given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai. If the Israelites keep these external laws, then it would show their, “intimate union with the Lord.” What strikes me todayContinue reading “Lent 2023 First Reading”

Lent 2023 First Reading

First Sunday of Lent Before I start my reflection today, I would like to add a disclaimer. I do not hate men. I have a wonderful husband, a terrific Dad, 3 amazing sons and 1 fabulous son-in-law, a great uncle, 2 brothers….you get the picture. What I do detest, is getting only the “man’s pointContinue reading “Lent 2023 First Reading”

Lent 2023 First Reading

Saturday after Ash Wednesday The reading from Isaiah today is a continuation of yesterday’s message. “Thus says the Lord: If you remove oppression, false accusation, and malicious speech; If you bestow your bread on the hungry and satisfy the afflicted; Then light shall rise for you in the darkness, and the gloom shall become forContinue reading “Lent 2023 First Reading”