Daily Gospel reflections: Remembering God’s presence
Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent
“Be on your guard and be very careful not to forget the things your own eyes have seen.” (Deuteronomy 4:9)
Just yesterday, I let myself get all worked up over something that didn’t really matter and over which I had no control. I almost screamed, “What, again God? Why are you doing this to me?” I wanted to be angry. I wanted to stomp my feet like a child and dwell only on what was happening to me at that very moment.
But I had forgotten the things which my own eyes had seen. I had forgotten times of joy and healing and life, the days when I felt God’s presence over and over. We do, indeed, need to guard against these inconvenient lapses of memory — we need to turn our eyes and our thoughts to our source of everything that is good and pure and holy.
We need frequently to recall our own history of God’s presence and learn to celebrate those moments of grace.
Jesus, never let me forget the glory of your every-present grace.
— Steve Givens
Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9
Psalm 147: 12-13, 15-16, 19-20
Matthew 5:17-19
Readings for the Optional Memorial of St. Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop and doctor of the Church:
1 John 5:1-5
Psalm 19: 8, 9, 10, 11
John 15:1-8
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