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The Lord Is My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II Monday in the Thirteenth Week of Ordinary Time, 26 June 2023 Genesis 12:1-9 ><))))*> + ><))))*> + ><))))*> Matthew 7:1-5
Another month soon to close, another month soon to open at the end of this week; thank you very much, God our loving Father for the wonderful journey in life. Continue to call us, continue to lead us to new directions, to new challenges to new stages in life to newer selves.
Like Abraham, teach us to leave our comfort zones, teach us to trust in you, teach us to realize we are never too old to move out and grow; most of all, teach us to chill, to slow down, to stop rushing and worrying in life. Make us move in "stages", Lord, like Abraham for you are the first to know who we are, where we are, and how we are.
The Lord said to Abram: “Go forth from the land of your kinsfolk and from your father’s house to a land that I will show you.” Then Abram journeyed on by stages to the Negeb.
Genesis 12:1,9
Let us follow Jesus, "the way and the truth and the life" in this journey in life in whatever stages we may be; may we stop judging so we may not be judged and simply enjoy this journey in life in whatever stage we may be. Amen.
*Since last night after praying for today's readings, I was struck by that passage of Abram journeyed by "stages" that instantly reminded me of David Benoit's 1982 album and single, "Stages". Blessed Monday!
