PW St. Cyril, monk, and Methodius, bishop
First Reading Genesis 6: 5-8; 7: 1-5.10
God saw that the wickedness of man on earth is getting big,
and the tendency of their hearts was only evil-eye. And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth,
and it grieved him at his heart. Speak, Lord, "I will destroy man whom I created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, and the creeping things and birds of the air, for I regret that I have made them."
But Noah found favor with God. Then Speak, God told Noah, "Go into the ark, you and your household, for you have I seen righteous before Me in this generation. Of every clean beast thou shalt take seven pairs, male and female, but of beasts the unclean one, a male and a female; Also of the birds of the air seven pairs, male and female, so terpeliharalah living descendants of all the earth. for yet seven days I will send rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights. I will wipe from the face of the earth
all that exists, that Kujadikan it. "And Noah did all that God commanded him. After seven days the floodwaters engulfed the earth.
Thus saith the Lord.
Psalm Ps 29: 1a.2.3ac-4.3b.9b-10
God bless his people with peace.
* Convey to the Lord, O inhabitants of heaven, say to the Lord the glory of His name, bowed down to the Lord with the beauty of holiness!
* God's voice sounded over the water, God's voice boom over the water which was great. God's voice is powerful, the voice of the Lord full of splendor.
* The glorious God thunders, in his temple everyone shouted, "Hail!" God dwells above the flood, the Lord sitteth King for ever.
Introduction to the Gospel of John 14:23
If a man love me, he will obey my word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him.
Gospel reading Mark 8: 14-21
One day the disciples forgot to take bread. Only a course that is in them in the boat. Then Jesus warned them, saying, "Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod." Then they are thinking, and one said to the other,
"It is because we have no bread." When Jesus knew what they were talking, he said, "Why are you discussing about no bread? Not jugakah you understand and know? Have degilkah your heart? You have eyes, do not you see? And You have ears, do you not hear? Already you forgotten the time I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of pieces did you pick up? " They answered, "Twelve." "And when the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many baskets full of pieces did you pick up?" They answered, "Seven." And Jesus said to them, "Shall you not understand?"
Thus the Gospel of the Lord.
Devotional.
I suggest to you, when shopping at the supermarket or supermarket should we bring a written list of groceries. We should avoid, shopping by spontaneity. See goods directly download, you see things interesting, direct download, there we are not thinking in advance, do I need this stuff or not. Yes because it is cheap and attractive download. This is a picture of a person who is easy to fall into the trial, the trial of temptation to buy things we do not necessarily need. Yes, if a lot of money probably does not matter, LHA if the money is limited, we are not able to trouble later on. Or if a lot of money, do not we do not have to spend the money? Do we not think that money is a lot of it is just the grace of God alone that we share with the needy? We can give the money to a scholarship kid who wants to school but can not afford? Or the money we give for donations to various parties that does need?
When people endure his trials, he will receive the crown of life. Temptation could certainly be all sorts of things and forms, temptation may be suffering and pain, but also various temptations to do evil or incorrect. A disciple of Christ invited to resilient, durable, resist the temptation and temptation.
Item contemplation.
In everyday life, people need food to obtain energy that can work well. Then it will be worrying if people do not have anything to eat, Concern was also experienced by the disciples of Jesus' disciples. The students worried about them when the boat in the middle of the journey they have only one piece of bread. It was not enough for them. But what his disciples are known by Jesus. Jesus tried to guide the students to recall the miracle of the multiplication of bread that has been done. Hope Jesus is hopefully their memories can eliminate the worry feeling.
In today's Gospel Jesus invites people to not worry about the state of life that is less, because Jesus knows what we need and He knows what is to be done him. Weakness of faith and doubt in God, often make we could not see all of it.
Today we are reminded not to worry less fortunate circumstances, but always have hope and faith in God's work. We need to dedicate our shortcomings to the Lord and submit to Him our worries. If we ever experienced affluent living conditions, abundant and it was exciting, the state also accept less, anxious and less fun. Essentially away the underlying anxiety of your heart and your trust exaggerated for God's mercy, God is not deaf life of His children.
Prayer.
Yes Lord, He shall strengthen our faith so that we are not too worried and shortcomings that we encounter in this life. Amen.
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