10.28.13

Lectio:  Lk 13.18-21                                                                                                  

Meditatio:”Then he [Jesus[ said, ‘What is the kingdom of God like? To what shall I compare it’?” Lk 13.18

Oratio: O God, You have granted great growth to Your kingdom here ib earth as a result of the preaching and miracles of Your Son when He came among us as one of us.
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I remember Jesus, himself compared the kingdom to a tiny mustard seed that became a large bush and to a yeast that leavened all - making it clear that by His coming and His efforts great growth has and will continue to take place.

Grant that I may be ever mindful that Jesus continues to build up the kingdom of God here on earth and He uses us as His hands, His feet, His touch, His smile to continues its growth; and then allow Him to use us as His instruments.
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I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence and meditate on the selected passage and hear what
God is saying to you.

Operatio: reflect: "kingdom...compare”; God’s kingdom is His reign in our hearts in this life and our resurrected presence with Him as our King in Heaven in the next; growth of the kingdom is the initial coming of Jesus and His public ministry; the fruit of His public ministry brought  about magnificent and lasting results for His ministry lives on all who accept Him as their Lord and Savior; in prayer seek the grace to allow Jesus to use me as His instrument to continue the spectacular growth of the Kingdom here on earth so that His “kingdom will come  on earth as it is in heaven.”

Tomorrow's reading: Lk 13.22-30