Feast of St. John
John,
Chapter 7, verse 13:
Today is the feast of St. John so I chose a verse
on fear from the gospel of John. We see
here that Jesus was a wanted man because he was fearless toward the Jews and
they hated him for it. People were
afraid to even speak about Jesus or worst yet speak up in his behalf. Often it is easier for us to not speak up
when we hear gossip or worse yet to join in the gossip and relish in it. We often love to hear the worse things about
others or lack the courage to defend their good name. It has been said it is better to say nothing
then to say anything negative about another but Christ compels us to go even
further with this verse; to be fearless in the defense of others.
Traditionally wine is blessed on the Feast of St.
John. Wine if used in moderation is a
good thing. Yet, sometimes it may cause
an increase in our fears or make us fool hardy when speaking, giving us a false
sense of courage. So blessing our wine
is a good idea to dedicate its use for our good and not our detriment.
St. Johns wine
blessing[1]
Today is also the second day of Christmas the two turtle doves in the 12 days of Christmas song are symbolic of the two bible testaments the old and the new. For those who the Holy Spirit inspires perhaps it would be a good habit to start your day by reading the old testament in the morning and the new testament in the evening.
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