Thursday, December 1, 2011

11/28/11 cblog, The LORD WILL ONLY COME TO OUR HOUSE IF INVITED;

11/28/11 cblog, The LORD WILL ONLY COME TO OUR HOUSE IF INVITED;  good shep m: "those of u here ystrday..re new mass, ,..looking thru..sister virginia..house of god ..r all called to it..putting aside weapons of war, put aside negativity, cynicsm, take energy use for good, to help others, help people realize their great potential, centurion, roman soldier, prob a pagan, came humbly ..not for self but for servant, notice the answer, I will come, ..we go to the lord w our prayers, he's aware of our needs but will only come if invited, power of prayer, so important, zillion stories, lord is so great, big hearted, forgiving gentle, waiting to lavish, if only we ask ..."

Is 2:1-5

This is what Isaiah, son of Amoz,
saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
In days to come,
The mountain of the LORD's house
shall be established as the highest mountain
and raised above the hills.
All nations shall stream toward it;
many peoples shall come and say:
"Come, let us climb the LORD's mountain,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
That he may instruct us in his ways,
and we may walk in his paths."
For from Zion shall go forth instruction,
and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
He shall judge between the nations,
and impose terms on many peoples.
They shall beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks;
One nation shall not raise the sword against another,
nor shall they train for war again.

O house of Jacob, come,
let us walk in the light of the LORD!

Responsorial Psalm Ps 122:1-2, 3-4b, 4cd-5, 6-7, 8-9
R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
I rejoiced because they said to me,
"We will go up to the house of the LORD."
And now we have set foot
within your gates, O Jerusalem.
R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
Jerusalem, built as a city
with compact unity.
To it the tribes go up,
the tribes of the LORD.
R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.

Mt 8:5-11

When Jesus entered Capernaum,
a centurion approached him and appealed to him, saying, "Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully."
He said to him, "I will come and cure him."
The centurion said in reply,
"Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and my servant will be healed.
For I too am a man subject to authority,
with soldiers subject to me.
And I say to one, "Go," and he goes;
and to another, "Come here," and he comes;
and to my slave, "Do this," and he does it."
When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, "Amen, I say to you, in no one in Israel have I found such faith. I say to you, many will come from the east and the west, and will recline with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the banquet in the Kingdom of heaven."