Meditation of the day
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«Sinking to the bottom»
According to Jesus’ parable, the “prodigal son” asked his father for his inheritance in advance, left home, lived recklessly, and ended up completely poor. When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, “At home, even the hired workers have food to spare, and here I am, starving to death. I will go…
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«Disorder in resources»
Jesus told a story: “A man had two sons. The younger one said to his father, “I want my share of the inheritance now, before you die.” So the father agreed to divide his wealth between the two sons. A few days later, the younger son packed all his belongings and moved to a distant…
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«The lost coin»
Jesus told a story: “If a woman has ten silver coins and loses one, doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, “Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.” In the same…
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«Leaving everything behind»
Jesus was walking through the city when he saw a tax collector named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. The people despised these tax collectors because they served the Roman Empire, which had conquered them. They demanded much more than the law required, obtaining great profits. Jesus said to him, «Follow me.» And Matthew,…
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«Where are the workers?»
Why is there so much suffering in the world? Do people have the freedom to choose? Jesus sent his disciples, telling them: “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.” The great harvest…
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«Four extraordinary friends»
Jesus was at home, and immediately many people gathered. There was no more room, not even at the door, and He preached the Word to them. Then, some men came to Him bringing a paralytic, who was carried by four of them. Since they could not get near Him because of the crowd, they uncovered…
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«Precise instructions»
Jesus, speaking about His Second Coming, said: “The coming of the Son of Man can be illustrated by the story of a man who had to go on a long journey. When he left home, he gave each of his servants instructions about the work they were to do, and he told the gatekeeper to…
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«Brothers of Jesus»
Jesus was preaching when his mother and his brothers came to him. But they couldn’t reach him because of the crowd. Jesus had been traveling through villages and cities, and his family missed him. That’s why they came to see him. And it was told to him, saying: “Your mother and your brothers are outside…
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«The year of the Lord’s favor»
On the Sabbath, Jesus entered the synagogue of Nazareth. There He read: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind; to set…
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«Double responsibility»
Is your world only your home? Do you think there is no other responsibility than that? Jesus was walking when he saw a person and said to him, “Come, follow me.” The man agreed but replied, “Lord, let me first go back home and bury my father.” Jesus said to him, “Let the spiritually dead…
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