by Lynne Marie | Apr 12, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Inventory Do I ever grow weary of praying? Of reading Scripture or reflecting on the word of God? Do I sometimes feel it is useless, that nothing ever comes of it? Do I ever feel that God just doesn’t care about me? Input The Responsorial Psalm is the first...
by Lynne Marie | Apr 12, 2025 | Daily Reflections
The Responsorial Verse is: “The Lord will guard us as a shepherd guards his flock” (from Jeremiah 31:10-13). Ezekiel 37:21-28 is God’s solemn promise to restore unity among his People: “I will save them from all the apostasies into which they have...
by Lynne Marie | Apr 11, 2025 | Daily Reflections
The Responsorial Psalm brings to mind a fundamental principle of the spiritual life, a truth we need to know: sometimes we enter into our deepest, most certain knowledge of God when he seems most far away. “In my distress I called upon the Lord and he heard my...
by Lynne Marie | Apr 10, 2025 | Daily Reflections
The Responsorial Psalm gives us a motive to persevere in discipleship: “The Lord remembers his covenant forever” (Psalm 105). Discipleship is a covenant between teacher and learner. We are certain God will keep his side of the bargain. In Genesis 17: 3-9, God made...
by Lynne Marie | Apr 9, 2025 | Daily Reflections
The Responsorial Psalm teaches us to look beyond the present moment and believe in what God can and will do. Then we will sing: “Glory and praise forever!” (Daniel 3: 52-56). Daniel 3: 14-95 is an example of unconditional faith and loyalty to God. When...