| First Reading: Psalm: Gospel: | 1 Corinthians 12:12-14, 27-31 Psalm 100:1-5 Luke 7:11-17 |
Luke 7:16 Fear seized them all; and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us!" and "God has visited his people!"
As we look to our political figures, and we admire our athletes and celebrities, who among them is like Jesus Christ?
Fear seized the people. Does fear seize us when we see the popular people of today? No! Rather, we use their popularity to endorse our own political and moral views. We don't fear them, we use them, and they use us. But when we come to the reality of Jesus Christ you can't use him. You are seized by fear because he is a great prophet, he is the Son of God.
Father, help me by your Holy Spirit to be seized by fear when considering your great presence. Help me to not depend on or use the popularity of human figures to my own demise. Help me to seek you and you above all others.
Amen
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