THE GOSPEL
Matthew 4:12-23He called them, and immediately they left their boat
and their father
and followed him
“Come after me,”
he said.
They dropped their nets and followed
the deep desires of their hearts.
They learned to heal.
To love.
Lord, thank you for calling us too.
For accepting the beauty,
the blindness of us,
the warmth,
the cold
of us.
Teach us to leave our nets and our works
to come and follow you in love,
to seek out your
people.
THE FIRST READING
Isaiah 8:23-9:3
Anguish has taken wing; dispelled is darkness.
From a murky corner
west of the Jordan
there shone a
small light.
It showed though all the world’s darkness and distress,
and lifted weights from shoulders, and smashed
yokes and taskmasters’
rods.
Christ, help us.
Let us glimpse your light.
Fill us with angst at the
poverty in our midst.
Let us serve all
who ever
suffer.
Let us be your light
for others
THE SECOND READING
1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17
It has been reported that there are rivalries among you.
Jesus,
when we are divided,
gather us together into one soul.
Yours.
And if we should
put on strife,
then,
give
us
your
heart
instead.
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