7 December 2024 - Only By Grace Reflections

#OnlyByGraceReflections #CFC #CouplesforChrist NOTE: Please click the Subscribe key on YouTube and press the black notification bell to receive the daily reflections. Or, open in YouTube for easy access. View and Like. Thank you. TOPIC: DO I BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF GOD'S KINGDOM IN MY LIFE? First Reading: Isaiah 30: 19-21, 23-26 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 147: 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 Alleluia: Isaiah 33: 22 Gospel: Matthew 9: 35 – 10: 1, 5a, 6-8 We have all heard the famous phrase “The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few…” and we often associate these words with a call to pray for vocations. However, this is really a call to all of us, since we are all called to holiness (cf. Vatican II Constitution Lumen Gentium, n. 39-42), and therefore to apostolate. We, too, have been “summoned” and given authority by the Good Shepherd to bring about His Kingdom in our lives. What is the kingdom of God? It's the power of God at work in that society of men and women who trust in God and who honor Him as their King and Lord.  This is the 1686th installment of our CFC contemplation series focusing on the daily liturgical readings. [NOTE: Let us listen to our brother Solphie Confiado, Country Coordinator for CFC Egypt, as he brings us today's reflection. All the regular reflections are between 3-7 minutes long, enough time for us to ponder what God's message is for us individually and to pray that we may live them out in our lives. This video is also available on Couples for Christ’s Facebook page. In You Tube, just type ONLY BY GRACE REFLECTIONS]