2021년 4월 15일 부활 제2주간 목요일
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제1독서
<우리는 이 일의 증인입니다. 성령도 증인이십니다.>
사도행전. 5,27-33
그 무렵 경비병들이 27 사도들을 데려다가
최고 의회에 세워 놓자 대사제가 신문하였다.
28 “우리가 당신들에게 그 이름으로 가르치지 말라고 단단히 지시하지 않았소?
그런데 보시오, 당신들은 온 예루살렘에 당신들의 가르침을 퍼뜨리면서,
그 사람의 피에 대한 책임을 우리에게 씌우려 하고 있소.”
29 그러자 베드로와 사도들이 대답하였다.
“사람에게 순종하는 것보다 하느님께 순종하는 것이 더욱 마땅합니다.
30 우리 조상들의 하느님께서는
여러분이 나무에 매달아 죽인 예수님을 다시 일으키셨습니다.
31 그리고 하느님께서는 그분을 영도자와 구원자로 삼아
당신의 오른쪽에 들어 올리시어, 이스라엘이 회개하고 죄를 용서받게 하셨습니다.
32 우리는 이 일의 증인입니다.
하느님께서 당신께 순종하는 이들에게 주신 성령도 증인이십니다.”
33 그들은 이 말을 듣고 격분하여 사도들을 죽이려고 하였다.
복음
<아버지께서는 아드님을 사랑하시고 모든 것을 그분 손에 내주셨다.>
요한. 3,31-36
31 위에서 오시는 분은 모든 것 위에 계신다.
땅에서 난 사람은 땅에 속하고 땅에 속한 것을 말하는데,
하늘에서 오시는 분은 모든 것 위에 계신다.
32 그분께서는 친히 보고 들으신 것을 증언하신다.
그러나 아무도 그분의 증언을 받아들이지 않는다.
33 그분의 증언을 받아들이는 사람은 하느님께서 참되심을 확증한 것이다.
34 하느님께서 보내신 분께서는 하느님의 말씀을 하신다.
하느님께서 한량없이 성령을 주시기 때문이다.
35 아버지께서는 아드님을 사랑하시고 모든 것을 그분 손에 내주셨다.
36 아드님을 믿는 이는 영원한 생명을 얻는다.
그러나 아드님께 순종하지 않는 자는 생명을 보지 못할 뿐만 아니라,
하느님의 진노가 그 사람 위에 머무르게 된다.
April 15, 2021
Thursday of the Second Week of Easter
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Reading 1
When the court officers had brought the Apostles in
and made them stand before the Sanhedrin,
the high priest questioned them,
“We gave you strict orders did we not,
to stop teaching in that name.
Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching
and want to bring this man’s blood upon us.”
But Peter and the Apostles said in reply,
“We must obey God rather than men.
The God of our ancestors raised Jesus,
though you had him killed by hanging him on a tree.
God exalted him at his right hand as leader and savior
to grant Israel repentance and forgiveness of sins.
We are witnesses of these things,
as is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him.”
When they heard this,
they became infuriated and wanted to put them to death.
Responsorial Psalm
R. (7a) The Lord hears the cry of the poor.
or:
R. Alleluia.
I will bless the LORD at all times;
his praise shall be ever in my mouth.
Taste and see how good the LORD is;
blessed the man who takes refuge in him.
R. The Lord hears the cry of the poor.
or:
R. Alleluia.
The LORD confronts the evildoers,
to destroy remembrance of them from the earth.
When the just cry out, the LORD hears them,
and from all their distress he rescues them.
R. The Lord hears the cry of the poor.
or:
R. Alleluia.
The LORD is close to the brokenhearted;
and those who are crushed in spirit he saves.
Many are the troubles of the just man,
but out of them all the LORD delivers him.
R. The Lord hears the cry of the poor.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Gospel
The one who comes from above is above all.
The one who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of earthly things.
But the one who comes from heaven is above all.
He testifies to what he has seen and heard,
but no one accepts his testimony.
Whoever does accept his testimony certifies that God is trustworthy.
For the one whom God sent speaks the words of God.
He does not ration his gift of the Spirit.
The Father loves the Son and has given everything over to him.
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life,
but whoever disobeys the Son will not see life,
but the wrath of God remains upon him.
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
In today’s first reading from the Acts of the Apostles, we learn about the early experiences of a group of Jesus’s followers who ran afoul of the authority of the day. These apostles were jailed for preaching in Jesus’s name, released, and brought before those same authorities on charges of preaching in the same way again. Surely, for the apostles, they must have understood the dire consequences for going against the direction of the Sanhedrin. But they did so anyway – with conviction – prepared to take on the burden of their decisions with courage and grace.
In reflecting upon the reading for today, my mind drifts to those moments when the easier path might be to find comfort in the structure and solace that authority can provide. By leaning into authority, it is all too easy to excuse ourselves from discerning God’s plan for us. The results can be tragic.
In more contemporary times, it is readily apparent how the manipulation and corruption of authority can lead to great evil. We only need to turn our attention to the horrific events of the Nazi regime in Germany, or racial discrimination in the United States, or even the horrific behavior of the guards at the prison at Abu Ghraib, to see how corrupted authority undermines God’s plan for us all. The apostles in today’s reading provide us with an inspiring model of steadfast confidence in speaking truth to power, no matter the consequences.
It is easy to look at historical perversions of authority and convince ourselves about where we would have stood. But, when we think about what is happening today, things get fuzzy. Take some time to consider the social issues of the day. Perhaps it is the crisis at the southern border. Or, it might be the way that so many in the LGBTQ community are ostracized by society. Maybe it is the racial discord and injustice that is still so prevalent in today’s culture. For situations like these, we can ask ourselves, on what side of history will we stand? Will we stand with the marginalized, the poor, and the powerless? Or, will we stand in silence in the shadows. I submit that like the apostles did 2000 years ago, we need to summon the courage to speak the same truth to power, challenging the systems of oppression that divide us. This means weaponizing whatever privilege we may have to elevate those in society who are on the margins.
What is the true source of authority? We only need to read on to today’s gospel passage to learn the answer. But the one who comes from heaven is above all (John 3:31). Jesus helps us to understand true authority’s wellspring. And with this in mind, I pray that today’s scripture readings inspire in all of us the courage to remain strong in our convictions… even when it means summoning the strength to challenge authority when it is most appropriate, instead of standing idly by when our voice is needed most.
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MAKING WAVES?
“Better for us to obey God than men!” —Acts 5:29
The Holy Spirit is given to those that obey God (Acts 5:32). Additional movements of the Spirit are given to those who obey God in greater ways. The experience of Jesus’ disciples illustrates this principle. They obeyed Him by devoting themselves to constant prayer for nine days (Acts 1:14). Then they received the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Before they received the Spirit a second time (Acts 4:31), they obeyed the Lord to a much greater degree. “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ instruction and the communal life, to the breaking of bread and the prayers” (Acts 2:42). “Those who believed shared all things in common; they would sell their property and goods, dividing everything on the basis of each one’s need” (Acts 2:44-45). Before a third wave of the Spirit came, they obeyed to the point of being arrested, having been “judged worthy of ill-treatment for the sake of the Name” (Acts 5:41). Before the next wave of the Spirit, St. Stephen obeyed to the point of giving up his life for Jesus and becoming the first martyr.
The Holy Spirit is not rationed (Jn 3:34) but given lavishly (Ti 3:6). The waves keep on coming to those who keep on obeying in ever greater ways. Do you want a new wave of the Spirit? In what way will you obey the Lord as never before? The Holy Spirit continues to be given to those who obey God — more.
Prayer: Father, I will obey You even to death, and therefore be exalted (see Phil 2:8-9). Come, Holy Spirit, with wave after wave of Your gifts and graces.
Promise: “We testify to this. So too does the Holy Spirit, Whom God has given to those that obey Him.” —Acts 5:32
Praise: Philip made the final switch in his church-hopping and became Catholic this Easter.
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Do you hunger for the true and abundant life which God offers through the gift of his Holy Spirit? The Jews understood that God gave a certain portion of his Spirit to his prophets. When Elijah was about to depart for heaven, his servant Elisha asked for a double portion of the Spirit which Elijah had received from God (2 Kings 2:9).
The Holy Spirit opens our minds to understand God's word of truth
Jesus tells his disciples that they can believe the words he speaks because God the Father has anointed him by pouring out his Spirit on him in full measure, without keeping anything back. The function of the Holy Spirit is to reveal God's truth to us. Jesus declared that "when the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth" (John 16:13). When we receive the Holy Spirit he opens our hearts and minds to recognize and understand God's word of truth.
Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430 AD) said, "I believe in order to understand; and I understand the better to believe." Faith opens our minds and hearts to receive God's word of truth and to obey it willingly. Do you believe God's word and receive it as if your life depended on it?
God gives us the freedom to accept or reject what he says is true. But with that freedom also comes a responsibility to recognize the consequences of the choice we make - either to believe what he has spoken to us through his Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, or to ignore, reject, and chose our own way apart from God. Our choices will either lead us on the path of abundant life and union with God, or the path that leads to spiritual death and separation from God.
Love the Lord, cling to him, and you will have life
God issued a choice and a challenge to the people of the Old Covenant: "See I have set before you this day life and good, death and evil. ...I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; therefore choose life, that you may live, loving the Lord your God, obeying his voice, and cleaving to him" (Deuteronomy 30:15-20). And God issues the same challenge to the people of the New Covenant today. Do you weigh the consequences of your choices? Do the choices you make lead you towards life or death - blessing or cursing?
If you choose to obey God's voice and to do his will, then you will know and experience that abundant life which comes from God himself. If you choose to follow your own way apart from God and his will, then you choose for death - a spiritual death which poisons and kills the heart and soul until there is nothing left but an empty person devoid of love, truth, goodness, purity, peace, and joy. Do your choices lead you towards God or away from God?
Lord Jesus Christ, let your Holy Spirit fill me and transform my heart and mind that I may choose life - the abundant life you offer to those who trust in you. Give me courage to always choose what is good, true, and just and to reject whatever is false, foolish, and contrary to your holy will.
Psalm 34:2, 9, 17-20
2 My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the humble hear and be glad.
9 O fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him have no want!
17 When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.
18 The LORD is near to the brokenhearted, and saves the crushed in spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but the LORD delivers him out of them all.
20 He keeps all his bones; no one of them is broken.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Always bless the Lord! by Augustine of Hippo, 354-430 A.D.
"When are you to 'bless the Lord?' When he showers blessings on you? When earthly goods are plentiful? When you have a plethora of grain, oil, wine, gold, silver... - while your mortal body remains healthy, uninjured and free from disease; while everything that is born on your estate is growing well, and nothing is snatched away by untimely death; while every kind of happiness floods your home and you have all you want in profusion? Is it only then that you are to bless the Lord? No, but 'at all times.' So you are to bless him equally when from time to time, or because the Lord God wishes to discipline you, these good things let you down or are taken from you, when there are fewer births or the already-born slip away. These things happen, and their consequence is poverty, need, hardship, disappointment and temptation. But you sang, 'I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall be in my mouth always,' so when the Lord gives you these good things, bless him, and when he takes them away, bless him. He it is who gives, and he it is who takes away, but he does not take himself away from anyone who blesses him. (excerpt from EXPOSITIONS OF THE PSALMS 34.3)
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