Good News ReflectionSolemnity of Most Sacred Heart of JesusJune 19, 2009
Today's Readings:Hosea 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9Isaiah 12:2-6Ephesians 3:8-12, 14-19 John 19:31-37http://www.usccb.org/nab/061909.shtmlAudio: http://ccc.usccb.org/cccradio/NABPodcasts/09_06_19.mp3
Experience the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Using the scriptures from the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, let's find out what it means to be loved by God. Read today's first scripture by substituting your own name for "Israel" and "Ephraim" (and of course, if you are a female, change "son" to "daughter"). Change "Egypt" to a problem you suffered when you were young. For example:
Thus says the Lord:When Terry was a child I loved her,out of occult involvement I called my daughter.It was I who taught Terry to walk,who took her in My arms;I drew her with human cords,with bands of love;I fostered her like onewho raises an infant to his cheeks;Yet, though I stooped to feed my child,she did not know that I was her healer.
Then read today's responsorial from Isaiah with the same personal angle, but now let it be the adult you of whom the verses speak:
God indeed is my savior, rescuing me from my troubled past.I am confident and unafraid.My strength and my courage come from the Lord,and he is my savior.With joy I will draw waterat the fountain of salvation.etc.
For the second reading, let the author, Paul, speak directly to you:
For this reason I kneel before the Father,asking him to bless you according to the riches of his gloryso that you are strengthened with the power of the Holy Spirit,so that Christ dwells in your heart through faith,so that you will be rooted and grounded in love,so that you may have strength to comprehend with all the holy oneswhat is the breadth and length and height and depthof the love that Christ has for you, which surpasses knowledge,so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
As you read the scriptures this way, do you feel any healing taking place? Are you more aware of God's tremendous love for you? THIS is what it means to experience the Sacred Heart of Jesus — the heart that in today's Gospel reading was pierced for your sake.
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