Romans 1:1-7
Psalm 98:IBCDE, 2-3AB, 3CD-4
Luke 11:29-32
Summary
Jesus Himself is the Light of the World (
John 8:12
). His followers re-
flect His Light and Glory. The greatest purpose that a person can have
is that, by his or her manner of life, others may be brought to glorify
God.
Reflection
In Romans, Paul shares that "Through Him we have received the grace
of apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith..."
In the Responsorial Psalm, we hear that "The Lord has made known his
salvation" and we are urged to "Sing joyfully to the LORD...; break into
song; sing praise."
Finally, in the Gospel of Luke we learn that his generation was seeking "a sign,
but no sign will be given it." Our faith in the coming of Jesus is a gift from God
and we cannot and should not look for other overt signs as a condition of our
'obedience to faith.'
I have been a Christian
Catholic for a very short pe-
riod of time. My life has
been filled with many gifts
and with many trials.
Throughout my life I main-
tained a strong belief in Je-
sus and the salvation He
died to provide to all of us. I
prayed to God for certain
things to happen in a certain
way and always felt that His