Daily Mass Gospel Reflection- About Faith

Word on Fire Ministry ^ | 9-13-2021 | Aux. Bishop R. Barron

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Memorial of Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

Luke 7:1–10

Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus is amazed at a Roman centurion’s faith: "I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith." How often the Bible compels us to meditate on the meaning of faith! We might say that the Scriptures rest upon faith, remain inspired at every turn by the spirit of faith.

Faith is an attitude of trust in the presence of God. Faith is openness to what God will reveal, do, and invite. It should be obvious that, in dealing with the infinite, all-powerful person who is God, we are never in control.

One of the most fundamental statements of faith is this: your life is not about you. You’re not in control. This is not your project. Rather, you are part of God’s great design. To believe this in your bones and act accordingly is to have faith. When we operate out of this transformed vision, amazing things can happen, for we have surrendered to "a power already at work in us that can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine." Even a tiny bit of faith makes an extraordinary difference.

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+++They approached Jesus and
strongly urged him to come, saying,
“He deserves to have you do this for
him,
for he loves our nation and he built
the synagogue for us.”
And Jesus went with them,
but when he was only a short
distance from the house,
the centurion sent friends to tell
him,
“Lord, do not trouble yourself,
for I am not worthy to have you
enter under my roof.
Therefore, I did not consider myself
worthy to come to you;
but say the word and let my servant
be healed.
For I too am a person 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
at him
and, turning, said to the crowd
following him,
“I tell you, not even in Israel have
I found such faith.”
When the messengers returned to the
house,
they found the slave in good
health.+++

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“Faith”? As in telling a Jew, Ben Shapiro, that Jesus Christ is just the “privileged way” to salvation?

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Is Ben Shapiro, a jew, going to an eternal hell?

Yes or No ?

[ebb tide]

You can ask tell the cows come home.

Any orthodox Catholic would know that only God knows who goes to Hell

But then again, I’m not talking to an orthodox Catholic, am I?

[MurphsLaw]

Courage.

[ebb tide]

Try finding some.