Daily Mass Gospel Reflection- Built To Withstand

Word on Fire Ministry ^ | 12.01.22 | Bishop Robert Barron

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1st Week of Advent
Matthew 7:21, Matthew 7:24-27

Friends, today’s Gospel challenges us to act on the Good News.
On what precisely is the whole of your life built?
Your heart or soul is the center of you,
the place where you are most authentically and deeply yourself.
That is your point of contact with God.
There you will find the energy that undergirds and informs all the other areas of your life:
physical, psychological, emotional, relational, and spiritual.
As such, it is the most important and most elusive dimension of who you are.

If you are rooted in God at the level of your heart and soul,
then you will be following the intentions and commands of God,
and you can withstand anything.
But this does not mean that if we follow God’s commands,
the winds and floods will not come.

In Jesus’ parable, both builders—
the one who follows the commands of God and the one who doesn’t—
experience the rain and the floods that symbolize all the trials and temptations and difficulties at the surface of your life.
If at the very center of your life you are linked to God,
the storms and floods will come,
but they will not destroy you.

[MurphsLaw]

+++Jesus said to his disciples:
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’
will enter the Kingdom of heaven,
but only the one who does the will
of my Father in heaven.

“Everyone who listens to these words
of mine and acts on them
will be like a wise man who built
his house on rock.
The rain fell, the floods came,
and the winds blew and buffeted the house.
But it did not collapse; it had been
set solidly on rock.
And everyone who listens to these
words of mine
but does not act on them
will be like a fool who built his
house on sand.
The rain fell, the floods came,
and the winds blew and buffeted the
house.
And it collapsed and was completely ruined.”+++

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In Jesus’ parable, both builders—
the one who follows the commands of God and the one who doesn’t—

Too bad that Barron and Bergoglio refuse to "follow the commands of God".

Rather they follow the desires of the "people", not God.

[MurphsLaw]

More arm-chair calumny... nice..
Though you already have your reward...why worry...?

I look at it this way...
At least with you,
you are reading my posts...
Without the cacophony of your repartee to my postings...
I wouldn't have anyone reading my posts...
So at least there's that...

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Don’t flatter yourself, Murph.

I go after Barron, not you. Yet you always attack me.

What is your weird attachment to this guy?

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Well, Thanks for reading my posts, just the same...

[MurphsLaw]

What is your weird attachment to this guy?

Attachment?... none.

It's simply, Respect and Gratitude (not easy things) for the gifts the Bishop shares in bringing people,....from All over the World,
out of a darkness and into the Church, through Jesus Christ.

It's what all Christians are supposed to Joyfully do.

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[MurphsLaw]

And WHY DO I -OR WOULD I - CARE about this person's opinion?
Nyet !!
His reference to Joel Osteen clearly delineates his ignorance of this Man who has committed his Life to the Church.
And so, A comment from Last Week's Sermon (that I did not have oppurtunity to post)

(I choose this Irish lady over your negatively hateful gentleman)

Imelda Taaffe
5 days ago
From Ireland. Thank you Bishop Barron. Loved your talk.
I'm only sorry I stayed away from your talks
because I listened to other critical voices of you.
I should have known better.
Bless you Bishop and all to hear you. Praise be the Holy names of Jesus,Mary and Joseph.

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Yes; aren’t those Irish Catholics so orthodox. /s

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His reference to Joel Osteen clearly delineates his ignorance of this Man who has committed his Life to the Church.

So you're an Olsteen groupie, also!

I'm not in the least bit surprised.

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Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound. Look! Up in the sky.

It's Super Boobie!

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