Wednesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time
Today’s gospel reading is summed up in two words: Divine Mercy! “[Jesus] gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick.” Afterwards, and I am paraphrasing, if people are mean to you, shake the dust from your feet. If we give God just a little bit, he can work wonders through us! But if we give God nothing, we are in big trouble! We would have to ask ourselves, is it God’s power or “our” power? (And I put “our” in quotations because it is coming from the evil one. We want to think we have ALL the power, but the devil is using us as a puppet.) But, if we use God’s strength and power, we can work the wonders, as is stated in the gospel!
Reflection by Br. Maximilian Burkhart, OSB
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