Psalm 147, Verse
10-11
10 He takes no delight in the strength of horses, no
pleasure in the runner’s stride.
11Rather the LORD takes pleasure in those who FEAR him, those who
put their hope in his mercy.
This verse actually means that person full of hubris and
pride of life has a hard time acknowledging their dependence upon God. They may
feel they have strength and speed however those who have Holy fear God delights
in. This psalm divided into three sections and calls for praise. The first
section praises the powerful creator who restores exiled Judah the second
section, the creator who provides food to animals and human beings; the third
and climactic section exhorts the holy city to recognize it has been re-created
and made the place of disclosure for God’s word, a word as life-giving as
water. God clothes the fields and feeds the birds. God is the author of life.
The wise person is full of activity that acknowledges one’s dependence upon God
rather than claiming self-sufficiency that displeases God. God speaks through
the thunder of nature and the word of revealed law. The weather phenomena are
well known in Jerusalem: a blizzard of snow and hail followed by a thunderstorm
that melts the ice.[1]
Obedience[2]
· If obedience doesn’t give you
peace, it’s because you’re proud.
· You’ve been told to do something
that seems difficult and useless. Do it. And you’ll see that it’s easy and
fruitful.
· Right now, when you are finding it
hard to obey, remember your Lord, factus obediens usque ad mortem, mortem autem
crucis—“obedient unto death, even to death on the cross!”
· Oh, the power of obedience! The Lake
of Genesareth had denied its fishes to Peter’s nets. A whole night in vain.
Then, obedient, he lowered his net again into the water and they caught piscium
multitudinem copiosam—“a great number of fishes.” Believe me, the miracle is
repeated every day.
· How well you understand obedience
when you write: “Always to obey is to be a martyr without dying!”
· Temper your will. Strengthen your will. With God’s grace, let it be like a sword of steel. Only by being strong-willed can you know how not to be so in order to obey.
Daily Devotions
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting: Today's Fast: Families of St. Joseph’s Porters
· Eat waffles
and Pray for the assistance of the Angels
· Monday: Litany of
Humility
· Go to Mass
·
Rosary
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