
Sharing the Word for January 12, 2021
Through his suffering Jesus united humanity to himself, bringing us all into a single brotherhood in the Lord.
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Through his suffering Jesus united humanity to himself, bringing us all into a single brotherhood in the Lord.

I believe—I choose and keep choosing to believe—that God wants us to be one and will help us on that path.

Ordinary Time walks us through the public life of Jesus in the Gospel readings and gives us samples of other parts of Scripture in the First Readings.

We should take confidence in the awareness that God protects us from evil, that we belong to God, and that God has given us the discernment to know Jesus Christ.

Prayerful people walk with God every day. This walking can be done kneeling beside your bed to thank God for a restful sleep or to ask the Lord to guide your day.

The conviction that Jesus–true God and true man–is our savior is based on our faith in what has been revealed to us.

Our love for God is generated by God’s prior love for us. This love necessarily involves our love for neighbor.

Jesus, who cast out demons, remove dark clouds from this dwelling place. Open it to birdsong and flower fragrance.

This week’s Gospel tells of John the Baptist proclaiming Jesus’ coming and then later baptizing Jesus in the Jordan river.

This likeness to God that his love for us and ours for him confers on us gives us confidence in the day of judgment.