Saturday, September 28, 2024 Eccl 11:9-12:8; Lk 9:43-45 Today’s Gospel highlights that our amazement should lead to an increase in faith. The text describes that the crowd was amazed at Jesus’ ‘every’ deed. When Jesus finds them carried away by a sense of amazement, he invites them to attention. While they are amazed at Jesus, […]
Friday, September 27, 2024 Eccl 3:1-11; Lk 9:18-22 Today’s Gospel highlights Jesus’ identity as inseparably connected to the cross. The very fact that Luke presents Jesus praying before asking his disciples the identity questions prepares us for something important to unfold. Then we find Jesus asking his disciples, ‘Who do people say that I am?’
Thursday, September 26, 2024 Eccl 1:2-11; Lk 9:7-9 Today’s Gospel highlights Herod’s curiosity to see Jesus. But why did Herod want to see Jesus? Because Jesus reminded Herod of John the Baptist, whom he killed. Hence, it may not be curiosity that drove Herod to see Jesus but his guilt. From this, we can understand
