Daily Mass Gospel Reflection- Moving Into The Spirit

Word on Fire Ministry ^ | 6.9.23 | Bishop Robert Barron

[MurphsLaw]

Mark 12:35-37

Friends, in our Gospel today, Jesus quotes a Psalm where David calls him Lord.
It calls to mind a question:
Do you also recognize Jesus as Lord?

Is Christ commanding your life in every detail?
Is he the Lord of your family life?
Of your recreational life?
Of your professional life?
Is he the Lord of every room in your house,
including the bedroom?
Does your sexuality belong to him? Do your friendships serve his purpose?

Are you totally given over to him, under his lordship?

When we surrender to the path of
love that he has laid out for us,
our lives become infinitely lighter, easier, and more joyful,
for we are moving with the divine purpose.
We will have moved out of what Paul calls the way of “the flesh”
and into the way of “the Spirit.”

Flesh refers here not to the body as such but to sin.
When you are caught up in patterns of self-regard and self-protection,
life becomes a burden, and you find yourself taking up
the weapons of war all the time.
But when you recognize Jesus as Lord,
you can let all of that go.

[MurphsLaw]

+++As Jesus was teaching
in the temple area he said,
"How do the scribes claim that
the Christ is the son of David?
David himself,
inspired by the Holy Spirit, said:

The Lord said to my lord,
'Sit at my right hand
until I place your enemies
under your feet.'

David himself calls him 'lord';
so how is he his son?"
The great crowd heard this with delight.+++

[No name given]

Amen 🙏🏻!!!!