How many times have you been at Mass and heard a Scripture and thought to yourself, Oh, this one again. I hate to admit that sometimes I fall into a rut where the Gospels, after hearing or reading them so many times, seem to lose their “luster” or “shock value”. In these moments, whether we realize it or not, we become the one who doesn’t truly understand, or the one without roots, or the one overcome with the world’s problems and temptations. Let us ask the Holy Spirit to open our eyes, ears, hearts, and minds to receive the Word of God with eagerness, attention, and childlike acceptance.
—Audrey Merck is a Theology teacher and Summer Bridge Principal at Jesuit High School in Tampa, Florida.
Lord, give us eyes to recognize you, ears to hear you, minds to ponder you, hearts to love you, and hands to serve you. Amen.
—Audrey Merck
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