
Sharing the Word for July 17, 2021
God continues to offer deliverance to his people. We don’t always understand how he is at work, but we have faith that he is active on our behalf, and we are grateful.
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God continues to offer deliverance to his people. We don’t always understand how he is at work, but we have faith that he is active on our behalf, and we are grateful.
Currently there is a mound of dirt in our front yard. Under that mound is a statue. A statue of St. Joseph—upside down—facing the street. Or is he facing the house? I don’t remember which way we placed him. Anyway, next to the dirt is a For Sale sign.
Once the weather gets nice, there’s not a day that goes by when our street isn’t filled with kids. We live on a cul-de-sac and our circle is the playground for the entire neighborhood. It is also the gathering place for the moms.
We recall God’s liberation of his people each time we celebrate the Eucharistic meal. God has freed us from oppression and continues to do so.
This popular Franciscan saint left behind a structured and renewed Franciscan Order and a body of work all of which glorifies his major love—Jesus.
God tells Moses–and the Israelites–his name. He is “I AM”, the God of their fathers–of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
We all grow up as members of a particular family. Each family has a unique culture that shapes and forms those who are a part of it.
In this week’s Gospel, Jesus tells the disciples to go and rest after they return from their journey of spreading the Gospel message to others.
Today’s Gospel invites us into a desert wilderness with Jesus as our shepherd and guide. Along with his disciples we’re invited to “come and rest.”
God appears to Moses in a burning bush to give him directions for the next stages of his life. God is with all of us. He leads us where he wants us to go.
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