Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) - For the Ride Home

•“A prophet like me will the LORD, your God, raise up for you from among your own kin; to him you shall listen.…” (Deuteronomy 18:15)
•If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts. (Psalm 95:8)
•I should like you to be free of anxieties. (1 Corinthians 7:32)
•The people were astonished at his teaching… (Mark 1:22)

•When do you hear the Lord’s voice?
•How are you free from anxiety?
•What is astonishing in Jesus’ teaching?

Francis gestured, danced, laughed and sang; felt the Earth in his skin and bones; talked with Jesus; enjoyed the companionship of his brothers and preached repentance in towns along the way. From the time of his conversion, he envisioned himself as a troubadour of Christ. On occasion he would pick up a stick and, imagining that he was playing a violin, sing about his God. He refused to suppress the energy of his soul and coaxed his brothers to sing so that they would awaken the spirit of joy in the hearts of listeners. (St. Francis of Assisi) ¹

¹Simsic, Wayne, Living the Wisdom of St. Francis, Paulist Press; Mahwah, NJ, 2001.

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