Guest House Daily Reflections
Saturday, January 18, 2025 Mark 2:13-17 In our reading today, we hear that Jesus did not come to call the rightness, but He came to call the sinners. Sometimes, we need help understanding what Jesus is telling us. He has unconditional love for us no matter what we do in our lives. He forgives us […]
Guest House Daily Reflections
Friday, January 17, 2025 Mark 2:1-12 Saint Anthony, Abbott In our Gospel reading today, we have a man who is paralyzed and has lost his faith, but his friends carry him to Jesus for healing. His friends have the faith to ask Jesus for his healing, and their faith in Jesus has healed their friend. […]
Guest House Daily Reflections
Thursday, January 16, 2025 Mark 1:40-45 God is inviting us to listen deeply. If today you hear God’s voice, how will you respond? You may have to have ears to hear that voice. You may also need to awaken the cells of our bodies so we may hear His voice. Creator God, help us develop […]
Guest House Daily Reflections
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 Mark 1:29-39 People began coming to Jesus for healing since He began to cure people. They have the gift of faith, which is needed in order to be healed. Lord God, help us develop the gift of faith so our own faith may be strong. It is not easy to have […]
Guest House Daily Reflections
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 Mark 1:21-28 Jesus teaches His disciples to have authority over everything, but do they realize what He is teaching them to do? Do we allow people to have authority over us in our own lives? Do we claim that authority that has been given to us by God? Lord God, help […]
Guest House Daily Reflections
Monday, January 13, 2025 Mark 1:14-20 Jesus begins to call His disciples to follow him. This is a time of fulfillment: the beginning of Jesus’ ministry and the fulfillment of God’s promise to send his only Son into the world so we may have salvation. Creator God, we come before You in awe of what […]
Guest House Daily Reflections
Sunday, January 12, 2025 Luke 3:15-16, 21-22 Baptism of the Lord, Feast When Jesus had been baptized and was praying, heaven was opened. God reveals that He loves His Son, Jesus, the beloved Son of the Father. How do you feel the love of God or Jesus in your life? We probably have felt God’s […]
Guest House Daily Reflections
Saturday, January 11, 2025 John 3:22-30 John the Baptist is a humble person because He was baptized with water, and then Jesus started baptizing with water for the Holy Spirit. John does not become Jesus’ rival since he knows that he has to decrease and Jesus needs to increase. Lord God, help us to become […]
Guest House Daily Reflections
Friday, January 10, 2025 Luke 5:12-16 It’s interesting to hear the leper ask Jesus a simple question that we might not fully understand ourselves. He asks Jesus, “If you wish, you can make me clean.” Jesus responds, “I do, will it, Be made clean.” The leper uses the word “wish” instead of directly asking Jesus […]
Guest House Daily Reflections
Thursday, January 9, 2025 Luke 4:14-22a Jesus’ public ministry began when He stood among the tradition of the Hebrew prophets and read the scripture passage from Isaiah: “The spirit of the Lord has anointed me to do many good works.” His public ministry involved the marginalized, whom He invited to be co-creators of the new […]
