Psalm 121

Assurance of God’s Protection A Song of Ascents. 1 I lift up my eyes to the hills—    from where will my help come?2 My help comes from the Lord,    who made heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot be moved;    he who keeps you will not slumber.4 He who keeps Israel    will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The Lord is your keeper;    the Lord is your shade … Continue reading Psalm 121

Renaming

The chaplain who gave an invocation at the "redesignation" of Ft. Hood to Ft. Cavazos on Tuesday alluded in his prayer to the fact that, in Scripture, changing of a person's name reflected God's giving each one a new mission. Think of Abram to Abraham and Jacob to Israel in the Old Testament and Simon … Continue reading Renaming

Lead Us Not Into Temptation

I'm including a couple of messages that address today's Gospel reading concerning Jesus' temptations in the desert. One is a homily by Father Mike Schmitz, one is a message from Matthew Kelly. Father Mike's video is the entire Mass; if you want to just hear his homily, fast forward to minute 9:15. It's really, really … Continue reading Lead Us Not Into Temptation