All that we ever have comes from You. All gifts, skills talents and possessions, You O Lord have provided. Yet we often take all for granted neither offering You thanks and praise. Forgive us Father for our failures and continue to shower us with Your love.
Your greatest gift to us is Your Son, the living Word made flesh. Not for our personal possession or a treasure to be hidden, but to share with all whom we meet. The light which dispels all darkness and illumines minds and hearts. Help us grow in faith and love so that we may give freely from and of our hearts that we receive in abundance from You, O Lord, our God. Amen
FIRST READING
2 Samuel 7:18–19, 24–29
GOSPEL
Mark 4:21–25
Jesus said to his disciples,
“Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket or under a bed, and not to be placed on a lampstand? For there is nothing hidden except to be made visible; nothing is secret except to come to light. Anyone who has ears to hear ought to hear.” He also told them, “Take care what you hear. The measure with which you measure will be measured out to you, and still more will be given to you. To the one who has, more will be given; from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”
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