tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838698329757338280.post5045008311224651117..comments2017-12-01T10:52:19.431-08:00Comments on Sunday Bible Study by ParishWorld.net: "I am the light of the world."Editor @ Parishworld.nethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351018547370080019noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838698329757338280.post-33441370326295420812011-03-31T09:42:23.723-07:002011-03-31T09:42:23.723-07:00“You anoint my head with oil ....”
Just as David...“You anoint my head with oil ....” <br />Just as David was anointed,<br />so too are we chosen by the Lord <br />to be his servants and to do his work. <br />Our own family members may scoff at this, <br />and we may think we are <br />the least likely to succeed at this. <br />But the Lord anoints ordinary people <br />to do extraordinary things. <br />The weak are chosen to shame the strong. <br /><br />So where does the power come from <br />to do the Lord's work? <br />All we have to do, as David did, <br />is to open our hearts <br />to receive the holy Spirit. <br />St. Paul says it another way in our 2nd reading – <br />“Awake O' sleeper ... <br />and Christ will give you light.” <br /><br />This Sunday's Gospel shows us that <br />Jesus came to cure our spiritual blindness. <br />Our eyes are opened by our trust in the Lord; <br />we are led out of the dark valley of sin <br />where we did fruitless things in secret. <br />Our response, as the psalmist says, <br />is to let the Lord guide us, <br />to listen to him, <br />and to take courage from him. <br />Surely goodness and mercy <br />will follow us all the days of our life.<br /><br />AmenBarry Lamontnoreply@blogger.com