Matthew 21:23-27
When Jesus had come into the temple area, the chief priests and the elders of the people approached him as he was teaching and said, "By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?" Jesus said to them in reply, "I shall ask you one question, and if you answer it for me, then I shall tell you by what authority I do these things. Where was John's baptism from? Was it of heavenly or of human origin?" They discussed this among themselves and said, "If we say 'Of heavenly origin,' he will say to us, 'Then why did you not believe him?' But if we say, 'Of human origin,' we fear the crowd, for they all regard John as a prophet." So they said to Jesus in reply, "We do not know." He himself said to them, "Neither shall I tell you by what authority I do these things."
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for those in the military who will not be home for Christmas.
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Infant, Instructor of the wise, have mercy on us.
Infant, First-fruit of all saints, have mercy on us.
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Today's reading directly points to today's litany. What a blessing!
I can't remember the exact location, but I know that scripture says that true wisdom is fear of The Lord. When I think about this, it reminds me that in our own lives, there is nothing better that we can do with our day than love Our Lord and be obedient to His commands.
We are not wise by how much we know. We are not wise by the degrees we have. We are not wise by how creative we are. We are wise by being obedient to Our Lord. Take care and God Bless.
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