"When We Are Weak, Christ Is Strong in Us" + Jeff Cavins' Reflection for the 14th Sunday (Year B)
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- In this week's Encountering the Word video for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jeff Cavins reflects upon the eternal aspects of our existence and that we are all creations of God. The readings are:
First Reading: Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11, 12, 13
Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15
Alleluia: cf. 2 Timothy 1:10
Gospel: Mark 5:21-43 or 5:21-24, 35B-43
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Thank you.
Perfect message. Perfect words. Always loved that scripture ~ (among many!!), and one I memorized many years ago when the 'battle' intensified.
Difficult to deal with struggles that go on and on... but encouraging to be able to Thanks be to God, offer it up for many & much!!
Fr. Mike's Homily was beautiful yesterday as well. Fitting, as per his usual forte. 💛🙏✝🕊
This is exactly what I need to hear today. Please pray for me that my moment of weakness will bring glory to God
geestar400 take heart. God is merciful. Praying for you
Me too. There seems to be drama popping up all around me and I feel overwhelmed and weak.
Thank God for this reflection.
billsd13 It will be well. I will also pray for you
Kaitan D'lima Thank you, really appreciate it :)
I too also needed this today and in fact, it was incredible how perfect this message is for what I’ve gone through today! I will pray for you too. Please pray for me. God bless you all!
I never heard of you before. But I am so happy to hear you now. You are so clear and you are able to make your point. Because you are so calm in presenting your speech. Thank you and may God bless you.
This was beatiful, i loved it. Thank you.
amen
Thank you. And thank you Lord
how wonderful that this comes perfectly timed for many.
I am very sensitive to my female cycle, in this one the first two weeks were great, I prayed a rosary everyday, ate healthy, fasted, did sports, was gentle. then it became more and more difficult until now, where I haven't prayed much for days, eat junk, am easily irritated, tempted by sin and have very low energy. But I know that it will be better again and that I will regret it if I fall into sin. Thank you for uplifting me!
Hey, this will!! pass.
Timing is perfect, thank you!
JESUS CHRIST bless!!! Thank you for your words!
I have for a long time tried to understand this scripture passage. I have wanted to understand what St. Paul was experiencing in this moment and I know there is a deeper spiritual or theological truth in it.
I do understand something of the pride that can easily come as God begins to reveal Himself to a soul. The process of being humbled necessarily continues in us because as Garrigou-Lagrange said so well... the higher the branches of charity God wants to grow in us, the deeper the roots of humility must grow.
Embracing the cross means to embrace our weakness. We would like God to show his glory to the world... but God continues to choose to remain hidden in earthen vessels, which remain beset by their own weakness. And through it, God continues to humble us... but also continues to provide opportunities for us to remain surrendered for love of Him through embracing the cross. And it is the surrender that allows God to come close because we attract Him through resembling in some small way, the Beloved.
Weakness is also exposed vulnerability. And this is not comfortable for creatures who dwell in the world that is continually engaged in the power struggle of "my will be done".
Still God is always vulnerable because Love is by it's nature, utterly vulnerable. "I am yours and you are mine."
God revealed this by being incarnate as one of us, through a powerless and helpless babe. It is the utter surrender of God within His own union of persons. The Gift of God, wholly given, wholly received and wholly returned. This vulnerability is no different than a woman who exposes herself entirely in order to receive a man. We must learn the most important and fundamental spiritual lesson from a woman who returns love as she receives it... and ask Mary for the grace of becoming vulnerable... so that her Son can come close.
Because we know, if God comes close, then the power and authority of God can begin to manifest themselves in and through us. And perhaps even more simply... if the Love of God remains in us... then the efficacy of our witness remains strong.
Weakness is our pathway into the embrace of God through our surrender. And embracing the cross is the only way to get there.
This is sooooo lovely to listen too. Thank you for posting! This channel is truly God-sent!!!!!
I have often thought: 'If only God would tell me I'm on the right road'. I stumble along, blind to grace and salvation because of my doubt. Pray for me, a sinner.
I, also a sinner, will.
Pyotr Leflegin. My friend go to mass when you are on your knees in front of his body and blood ask the lord to please let you know he is guiding you to be close to him. He will do it in a way you will only understand because his grace is sufficient for you. Don't let your doubts take you away from the Lord. Cry if you have to. Cry out all your doubts and your weakness. Give them to him. God will have mercy on you. Don't give up. Have faith even when you don't quite understand what is having faith
Thank you for your words of comfort, Patricia Patricia. God bless and keep you. Please pray for my unbelief - I will pray for you.
Amen
Yes! of Christ Jesus is,.
Yes his grace is sufficient for us.. Thank you from India
Christ is my rock and my strength. Glory be to God.
This perfect for the way I am feeling today. I know I have to continue in prayer to be strong in dealing with daily struggles of life
Thank you for this! Really hitting close to the heart. God bless.
Thank you Jesus and Thank you friend.
Thank you. From Italy 💒
Thanks Jeff. You're a natural teacher. Always enjoy your videos and learn from them. May God continue to bless your work.
Love watching these Sunday’s sometime after church so I can think more about the scripture! Thank you (sadly I didn’t watch on Sunday so I’m watching quite late this time)
Love your Timeline series, and now get to hear and see you weekly! God bless you Jeff and Ascension Press!
Thanks I needed this today. God Bless 😆🕇❤
I've been struggling with this for a couple of months, God's timing is perfect with you at Ascension Presents. Thank you 🙏
Thank you so much, this message really spoke to me.
Thank u so much for the beautiful message that encourage me to get up and praise to God..at this moment im so weak because the problems that Im facing right now.. now ..
Amen.
Thank you, sir.
lovely amazing... praise the LORD..
This is perfect! Thanks so much!! :)
Very touching... ❤
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The bio is wrong for the second reading it is supposed to 2 Corinthians 12:7-10.
why is there an idol in your church
It’s not an idol. Images and sculptures of Jesus and his disciples, mother, and saints are NOT worshipped but remind us of God and his glory as well as remind us to worship him ❤
Foolish pastor may hashem forgive you.
Thank you.