04-08-2014 Gospel of the Day Matthew 14 22. And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. 23. And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone. 24. But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. 25. And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. 26. And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. 27. But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. 28. And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. 29. And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. 30. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. 31. And immediately Jesus stretched forth [his] hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? 32. And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased. 33. Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God. 34. And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret. 35. And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased; 36. And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole. Commentary on the Gospel In storms The Gospel scene unfolds amid the winds, storms and choppy waves that endanger the lives of the disciples, while crossing the Sea of Galilee. Moreover, it is night! All nature seems to have placed against the small group. What to do in this desperate context, when everyone had been gripped by fear? Salvation appears with the arrival of Jesus. Although the storm continues, he recommends them not to fear, but to trust. When the Master is with them, can be assured that they will not perish. The boldness of Peter wanting proof by the Master, ended in failure. Frightened by the furious wind began to sink. His lack of faith led him to doubt the presence of the Lord. Hence the risk of almost being swallowed by the waves. Only saved because Jesus appealed. This illustrates the life of the Christian community, troubled by persecution, real storms they face. When everything seems to contribute to succumb to the community, we must recognize the saving presence of the Master. Even the leaders, represented by Peter, are at risk of losing faith. Risky behavior that can lead to all of . You can only save themselves, resorting to Jesus: Lord, save us prayer Father, I know my turn falls and failures on occasion to grow in faith in Jesus, and to strengthen the willingness to let myself be guided by his word. Jeremiah 28 1. And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, [and] in the fifth month, [that] Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which [was] of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying, 2. Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. 3. Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the LORDS house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon: 4. And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the LORD: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon. 5. Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the LORD, 6. Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the LORD do so: the LORD perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the LORDS house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place. 7. Nevertheless hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in the ears of all the people; 8. The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence. 9. The prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, [then] shall the prophet be known, that the LORD hath truly sent him. 10. Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiahs neck, and brake it. 11. And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years. And the prophet Jeremiah went his way. 12. Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah [the prophet], after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying, 13. Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron. 14. For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I have given him the beasts of the field also. 15. Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie. 16. Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the LORD. 17. So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month. Psalms 119 1. ALEPH. Blessed [are] the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD. 2. Blessed [are] they that keep his testimonies, [and that] seek him with the whole heart. 3. They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways. 4. Thou hast commanded [us] to keep thy precepts diligently. 5. O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes! 6. Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments. 7. I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. 8. I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly. 9. BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed [thereto] according to thy word. 10. With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. 11. Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. 12. Blessed [art] thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes. 13. With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth. 14. I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as [much as] in all riches. 15. I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. 16. I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. 17. GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, [that] I may live, and keep thy word. 18. Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. 19. I [am] a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me. 20. My soul breaketh for the longing [that it hath] unto thy judgments at all times. 21. Thou hast rebuked the proud [that are] cursed, which do err from thy commandments. 22. Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies. 23. Princes also did sit [and] speak against me: [but] thy servant did meditate in thy statutes. 24. Thy testimonies also [are] my delight [and] my counsellors. 25. DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word. 26. I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes. 27. Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works. 28. My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word. 29. Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously. 30. I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid [before me]. 31. I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame. 32. I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart. 33. HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it [unto] the end. 34. Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with [my] whole heart. 35. Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight. 36. Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. 37. Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; [and] quicken thou me in thy way. 38. Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who [is devoted] to thy fear. 39. Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments [are] good. 40. Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness. 41. VAU. Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, [even] thy salvation, according to thy word. 42. So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word. 43. And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments. 44. So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever. 45. And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts. 46. I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed. 47. And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved. 48. My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes. 49. ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope. 50. This [is] my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me. 51. The proud have had me greatly in derision: [yet] have I not declined from thy law. 52. I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself. 53. Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law. 54. Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. 55. I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law. 56. This I had, because I kept thy precepts. 57. CHETH. [Thou art] my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words. 58. I intreated thy favour with [my] whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word. 59. I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. 60. I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments. 61. The bands of the wicked have robbed me: [but] I have not forgotten thy law. 62. At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments. 63. I [am] a companion of all [them] that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts. 64. The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes. 65. TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word. 66. Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments. 67. Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. 68. Thou [art] good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes. 69. The proud have forged a lie against me: [but] I will keep thy precepts with [my] whole heart. 70. Their heart is as fat as grease; [but] I delight in thy law. 71. [It is] good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. 72. The law of thy mouth [is] better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. 73. JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. 74. They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word. 75. I know, O LORD, that thy judgments [are] right, and [that] thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. 76. Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant. 77. Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law [is] my delight. 78. Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: [but] I will meditate in thy precepts. 79. Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies. 80. Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed. 81. CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: [but] I hope in thy word. 82. Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? 83. For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; [yet] do I not forget thy statutes. 84. How many [are] the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me? 85. The proud have digged pits for me, which [are] not after thy law. 86. All thy commandments [are] faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me. 87. They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts. 88. Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth. 89. LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. 90. Thy faithfulness [is] unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. 91. They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all [are] thy servants. 92. Unless thy law [had been] my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction. 93. I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me. 94. I [am] thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts. 95. The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: [but] I will consider thy testimonies. 96. I have seen an end of all perfection: [but] thy commandment [is] exceeding broad. 97. MEM. O how love I thy law! it [is] my meditation all the day. 98. Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they [are] ever with me. 99. I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies [are] my meditation. 100. I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts. 101. I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word. 102. I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me. 103. How sweet are thy words unto my taste! [yea, sweeter] than honey to my mouth! 104. Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way. 105. NUN. Thy word [is] a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. 106. I have sworn, and I will perform [it], that I will keep thy righteous judgments. 107. I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word. 108. Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments. 109. My soul [is] continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law. 110. The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts. 111. Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they [are] the rejoicing of my heart. 112. I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, [even unto] the end. 113. SAMECH. I hate [vain] thoughts: but thy law do I love. 114. Thou [art] my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word. 115. Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God. 116. Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope. 117. Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually. 118. Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit [is] falsehood. 119. Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth [like] dross: therefore I love thy testimonies. 120. My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments. 121. AIN. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors. 122. Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me. 123. Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness. 124. Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes. 125. I [am] thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. 126. [It is] time for [thee], LORD, to work: [for] they have made void thy law. 127. Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold. 128. Therefore I esteem all [thy] precepts [concerning] all [things to be] right; [and] I hate every false way. 129. PE. Thy testimonies [are] wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them. 130. The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. 131. I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments. 132. Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name. 133. Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. 134. Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts. 135. Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes. 136. Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law. 137. TZADDI. Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, and upright [are] thy judgments. 138. Thy testimonies [that] thou hast commanded [are] righteous and very faithful. 139. My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. 140. Thy word [is] very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. 141. I [am] small and despised: [yet] do not I forget thy precepts. 142. Thy righteousness [is] an everlasting righteousness, and thy law [is] the truth. 143. Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: [yet] thy commandments [are] my delights. 144. The righteousness of thy testimonies [is] everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live. 145. KOPH. I cried with [my] whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes. 146. I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. 147. I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word. 148. Mine eyes prevent the [night] watches, that I might meditate in thy word. 149. Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken me according to thy judgment. 150. They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law. 151. Thou [art] near, O LORD; and all thy commandments [are] truth. 152. Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever. 153. RESH. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law. 154. Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word. 155. Salvation [is] far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes. 156. Great [are] thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments. 157. Many [are] my persecutors and mine enemies; [yet] do I not decline from thy testimonies. 158. I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word. 159. Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness. 160. Thy word [is] true [from] the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments [endureth] for ever. 161. SCHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. 162. I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. 163. I hate and abhor lying: [but] thy law do I love. 164. Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments. 165. Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. 166. LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments. 167. My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly. 168. I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways [are] before thee. 169. TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word. 170. Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word. 171. My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes. 172. My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments [are] righteousness. 173. Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. 174. I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law [is] my delight. 175. Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me. 176. I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.
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