Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Wednesday July 1, 2009

Wednesday July 1, 2009 0f the 13th Week in Ordinary Time
Readings: Genesis 21: 5, 8-20a Pslam 34: 7-8, 10-13 Matthew 8: 28-34
Response: “ The Lord hears the cry of the poor!”

Abraham was a viral specimen ! Hagar, the Egyptian slave of Sarah bore him a son, Ishmael, at age 86. Then 14 years later when he was 100 years old he conceived Isaac to Sarah. We may find these difficult to believe but we have had a 90 year old man, Strom Thurmond, of So. Carolina impregnate his young wife and she bore him a son. In the story related today, when Sarah found she was indeed pregnant, she coerced her husband into sending Hagar and Ishmael into exile not wanting to share Isaac’s heritage with anyone else.
Hagar obeyed Sarah but thought she would die in the desert when the water ran out. However, God had promised her son would also be the patriarch of a huge nation. He pointed out a well to her so she was able to replenish her water supply and save her son.
God accomplished His mission in ways we might not understand but we do not have His perspective knowing what is coming!

To reiterate, God hears the cry of the poor. Hagar and her son cried for help and God heard and replied. If we have the faith, He hears and responds to our pleas. Try Him!

Jesus went to an area which was obviously gentile. Jews wouldn’t have swine! The demon knew Jesus very well as a Deity. Therefore, he begged not to be just extricated from the cave where he could terrify the people; but, to send him into the herd of swine! Acquiescing to the demons wish, Jesus complied causing a stampede of the swine into the lake to drown.
The demons which attack us aren’t as blatant as then. They subtly inveigle their way into our confidence and before we know it if, we aren’t steadfast in our compliance with God’s will, we end up drowning in misery.

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