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The Lord Is My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II
Friday, Memorial of St. Francis de Sales, Bishop & Doctor of the Church, 24 January 2025
Hebrews 8:6-13     ><))))*>  +  ><))))*>  +  ><))))*>     Mark 3:13-19

Jesus went up the mountain and summoned those whom he wanted and they came to him (Mark 3:13).

How lovely to my ears,
to my heart,
 to repeat over and over
again as I bask into your warmth
O Lord Jesus Christ 
with these powerful account
by Saint Mark today: 
"summoned those whom he wanted
and they came to him."

Thank you, Jesus,
for the grace and courage
to answer your call,
to come to you,
to follow you
like the original Twelve;
forgive me,
Jesus when your call
gets into my head than
into my heart and arms
and legs;
forgive me,
Jesus when your want for me
inflates my ego to one extreme
and makes me doubt myself
at the other end;
bless me, Jesus,
to always cherish your call to me
using my name as I also renew my yes
to you; keep me faithful
in being close to you
so that I may share you
whenever you send me.

I pray also,
dear Jesus,
for all the others 
you want,
you call
but refuse to respond
and worst,
doubt if you really wanted
them; through the intercession
of your tireless saint Francis de Sales
we pray that you grant them 
the grace
to move on with life,
to let go of their past hurts
and sins for you are now
our perfect mediator of the 
perfect covenant (first reading);
may your kindness
and truth meet in them
finally.
Amen.