by Lynne Marie | Feb 14, 2026 | Daily Reflections
1Kings 12:26 to 13:34: Jeroboam, though he was chosen by God to be king, led his people to worship false gods. His reasoning was: If these people continue to go up to offer sacrifices in the temple of the LORD at Jerusalem, the heart of this people will turn again to...
by Lynne Marie | Feb 13, 2026 | Daily Reflections
1Kings 11:29 to 12:19: The Mass readings (29-32) omit the explanation of how Jeroboam became king. After one failed revolt, he went into exile in Egypt. Solomon’s son Rehoboam succeeded him. The people asked him to “lighten the hard service your father placed on us,...
by Lynne Marie | Feb 12, 2026 | Daily Reflections
1Kings 11:4-13: Solomon was wise. But wisdom doesn’t do us any good if we don’t live by what we know. Solomon’s downfall was his attraction to foreign women. God had told the Israelites not to enter into marriage with Gentiles, those who worshipped other gods, “for...
by Lynne Marie | Feb 11, 2026 | Daily Reflections
In 1Kings 10:1-10, the queen of Sheba admires Solomon for his wisdom. She “came to test him with subtle questions” on many topics, and “King Solomon explained everything she asked about.” But what made her “breathless” was the palace he had built, the food. at his...
by Lynne Marie | Feb 10, 2026 | Daily Reflections
In 1Kings 8:22-30, Solomon is overawed that the Infinite Greatness of God would come to dwell in his temple: O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below…. Can it indeed be that God dwells among humans on earth? If the...
