From the Deacon's Desk

Each day, I reflect upon a word or a phrase inspired by the readings of the day. I encourage you to do the same and perhaps incorporate that word or phrase into your daily prayer.

Blessed are they who have kept the word with a generous heart, and yield a harvest through perseverance. (Luke 8:15)

KEEPING GOD’S WORD: I am reflecting on the text found in today’s Alleluia verse. What does it mean to “keep” the word of God, His instructions to us?

We can handle God’s word in a number of ways. We can read it, reflect on it, and share it with others. These are all viable – and worthy – options.

However, to KEEP God’s word means to internalize it, to allow it to flow through us like our own blood. God’s word goes beyond what it says to who we become because of it.

Fr. Jim and I led a retreat once called “Ponder and Proclaim.” At the core, the retreat was about keeping the word. We ponder God’s word by taking it into our heart and reflecting upon how God wants me to use it. We proclaim it when we share it with others in both word and deed.

We KEEP God’s word by LIVING it.