June 20, 2021 Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time

2021년 6월 20일 연중 제12주일

  

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제1독서

<너의 도도한 파도는 여기에서 멈추어야 한다.>

욥기. 38,1.8-11
 주님께서 욥에게 폭풍 속에서 말씀하셨다.
8 “누가 문을 닫아 바다를 가두었느냐?
그것이 모태에서 솟구쳐 나올 때,
9 내가 구름을 그 옷으로, 먹구름을 그 포대기로 삼을 때,
10 내가 그 위에다 경계를 긋고 빗장과 대문을 세우며
11 ‘여기까지는 와도 되지만 그 이상은 안 된다.
너의 도도한 파도는 여기에서 멈추어야 한다.’ 할 때에 말이다.”

 

제2독서

<보십시오, 새것이 되었습니다.>

코린토 2서. 5,14-17
형제 여러분, 14 그리스도의 사랑이 우리를 다그칩니다.
한 분께서 모든 사람을 위하여 돌아가셨고
그리하여 결국 모든 사람이 죽은 것이라고 우리가 확신하기 때문입니다.
15 그분께서는 모든 사람을 위하여 돌아가셨습니다.
살아 있는 이들이 이제는 자신을 위하여 살지 않고,
자기들을 위하여 돌아가셨다가 되살아나신 분을 위하여
살게 하시려는 것입니다.
16 그러므로 우리는 이제부터 아무도 속된 기준으로 이해하지 않습니다.
우리가 그리스도를 속된 기준으로 이해하였을지라도
이제는 더 이상 그렇게 이해하지 않습니다.
17 그래서 누구든지 그리스도 안에 있으면 그는 새로운 피조물입니다.
옛것은 지나갔습니다. 보십시오, 새것이 되었습니다.

 

복음

<도대체 이분이 누구시기에 바람과 호수까지 복종하는가?>

마르코. `4,35-41
 35 그날 저녁이 되자 예수님께서 제자들에게,

“호수 저쪽으로 건너가자.” 하고 말씀하셨다.
36 그래서 그들이 군중을 남겨 둔 채,
배에 타고 계신 예수님을 그대로 모시고 갔는데, 다른 배들도 그분을 뒤따랐다.
37 그때에 거센 돌풍이 일어 물결이 배 안으로 들이쳐서,
물이 배에 거의 가득 차게 되었다.
38 그런데도 예수님께서는 고물에서 베개를 베고 주무시고 계셨다.
제자들이 예수님을 깨우며,
“스승님, 저희가 죽게 되었는데도 걱정되지 않으십니까?” 하고 말하였다.
39 그러자 예수님께서 깨어나시어 바람을 꾸짖으시고 호수더러,
“잠잠해져라. 조용히 하여라!” 하시니 바람이 멎고 아주 고요해졌다.
40 예수님께서는 그들에게,
“왜 겁을 내느냐? 아직도 믿음이 없느냐?” 하고 말씀하셨다.
41 그들은 큰 두려움에 사로잡혀 서로 말하였다.
“도대체 이분이 누구시기에 바람과 호수까지 복종하는가?”

 June 20, 2021

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time

 

Daily Readings — Audio

Daily Reflections — Video

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Reading 1
Jb 38:1, 8-11
The Lord addressed Job out of the storm and said:
Who shut within doors the sea,
when it burst forth from the womb;
when I made the clouds its garment
and thick darkness its swaddling bands?
 When I set limits for it
and fastened the bar of its door,
and said: Thus far shall you come but no farther,
and here shall your proud waves be stilled!

Responsorial Psalm
Ps 107:23-24, 25-26, 28-29, 30-31
R. (1b) Give thanks to the Lord, his love is everlasting.
or:
R. Alleluia.
They who sailed the sea in ships,
trading on the deep waters,
These saw the works of the LORD
and his wonders in the abyss.
R. Give thanks to the Lord, his love is everlasting.
or:
R. Alleluia.
His command raised up a storm wind
which tossed its waves on high.
They mounted up to heaven; they sank to the depths;
their hearts melted away in their plight.
R. Give thanks to the Lord, his love is everlasting.
or:
R. Alleluia.
They cried to the LORD in their distress;
from their straits he rescued them,
He hushed the storm to a gentle breeze,
and the billows of the sea were stilled.
R. Give thanks to the Lord, his love is everlasting.
or:
R. Alleluia.
They rejoiced that they were calmed,
and he brought them to their desired haven.
Let them give thanks to the LORD for his kindness
and his wondrous deeds to the children of men.
R. Give thanks to the Lord, his love is everlasting.
or:
R. Alleluia.

Reading II
2 Cor 5:14-17

Brothers and sisters:
The love of Christ impels us,
once we have come to the conviction that one died for all;
therefore, all have died.
He indeed died for all,
so that those who live might no longer live for themselves
but for him who for their sake died and was raised.

Consequently, from now on we regard no one according to the flesh;
even if we once knew Christ according to the flesh,
yet now we know him so no longer.
So whoever is in Christ is a new creation:
the old things have passed away;
behold, new things have come.

Gospel
Mk 4:35-41
On that day, as evening drew on, Jesus said to his disciples:
"Let us cross to the other side."
Leaving the crowd, they took Jesus with them in the boat just as he was.
And other boats were with him.
A violent squall came up and waves were breaking over the boat,
so that it was already filling up.
Jesus was in the stern, asleep on a cushion.
They woke him and said to him,
"Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?"
He woke up,
rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Quiet!  Be still!"
The wind ceased and there was great calm.
Then he asked them, "Why are you terrified?
Do you not yet have faith?"
They were filled with great awe and said to one another,
"Who then is this whom even wind and sea obey?"

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 Where I live in Nebraska, in the Midwest US, it’s about as far from an ocean as you can get. The readings for today are about storms at sea, and I don’t have any regular contact with the sea, but we do get storms here. We’re into storm season here right now. Thunderstorms are common, often with heavy rain and high winds. Sometimes hail, sometimes flash flooding, sometimes tornadoes.  Living here I know something about storms. Physical storms can be scary. I’ve had hail damage to my house and my car. I’ve nervously waited out tornadoes in the basement. A couple years ago there was major flooding very near my house, but luckily I live on a hill and was ok. Many of my neighbors were not so lucky. Storms can be scary and destructive.

In the first reading and the Gospel there are storms, and the storms are calmed by the power of the Lord. Jesus tells his disciples that they should have faith, that they are not alone. When the storms arise, Jesus will be there to help them. He calmed the waves and quieted the wind.

Bad weather is not the only storm we encounter in life. We have to weather all kinds of storms in our lives. There’s illness, loss of loved ones, and actual storm damage. Things don’t always go the way we would like them to, but Jesus is there with us, through the good and the bad, calming the winds and helping us through.

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A CONVINCED CHRISTIAN

“The love of Christ impels us who have reached the conviction that since One died for all, all died.” —2 Corinthians 5:14

When we have reached the conviction that since One died for all, all died, three things happen:

• We no longer live for ourselves but for Him Who died for us (2 Cor 5:15).
• We no longer look on anyone, including Jesus, “in terms of mere human judgment” (2 Cor 5:16).
• We are impelled by love rather than motivated by a mixture of fear, pride, and pressure (2 Cor 5:14).

Obviously, reaching this conviction of Jesus’ death and our death with Him is one of the most important breakthroughs in a person’s life. Every Christian should have this realization, but clearly many do not, or we would live no longer for ourselves.

Right now, ask the Holy Spirit to take you to the cross. Through the cross, the world will be crucified to you and you to the world (Gal 6:14). The Spirit will confirm, as only He can, that we who have given our lives to the Lord have been crucified with Him (Rm 6:6) and thereby have crucified our flesh with its passions and desires (Gal 5:24). We can “reach this conviction” only by the Spirit. When we do, we become a Christian not only in name but in attitude, motivation, and goals. We live no longer for self but for Jesus.

Prayer:  Holy Spirit, take me to Calvary and convince me.

Promise:  Jesus “awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea: ‘Quiet! Be still!’ The wind fell off and everything grew calm.” —Mk 4:39

Praise:  “Remain faithful until death and I will give you the crown of life” (see Rv 2:10). Praise You, risen Lord Jesus. Your Resurrection provides hope for our future resurrection.

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 How can we fight fear with faith? Jesus' sleeping presence on the storm-tossed sea reveals the sleeping faith of his disciples. They feared for their lives even though their Lord and Master was with them in the boat. They were asleep to Christ while he was present to them in their hour of need. The Lord Jesus is ever present to us. And in our time of testing he asks the same question: Why are you afraid? Have you no faith? Do you recognize the Lord's presence with you, especially when you meet the storms of adversity, sorrow, and temptation? Whenever we encounter trouble, the Lord is there with the same reassuring message: "It is I, do not be afraid."

Faith must be nourished with the Word of God
What are the characteristics of faith and how can we grow in it? Faith is an entirely free gift that God makes to us. Believing is only possible by grace and the help of the Holy Spirit, who moves the heart and who opens the eyes of the mind to understand and accept the truth which God has revealed to us. Faith enables us to relate to God rightly and confidently, with trust and reliance, by believing and adhering to his word, because he is utterly reliable and trustworthy. If we want to live, grow, and persevere in faith, then it must be nourished with the word of God.

Christ's love and truth strengthen us in faith and trust
Fear does not need to cripple us from taking right action or rob us of our trust and reliance on God. Courage working with faith enables us to embrace God's word of truth and love with confidence and to act on it with firm hope in God's promises. The love of God strengthens us in our faith and trust in him and enables us to act with justice and kindness towards our neighbor even in the face of opposition or harm. Do you allow the love of Christ to rule in your heart and mind, and to move your will to choose what is good in accordance with his will?

Lord Jesus, increase my faith in your redeeming love and power that I may always recognize your abiding presence with me. And give me courage to do your will in all circumstances.

Psalm 51:12-17

12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you.
14 Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing aloud of your deliverance.
15 O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall show forth your praise.
16 For you have no delight in sacrifice; were I to give a burnt offering, you would not be pleased.
17 The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. 

Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Awakening the Christ asleep within you, by Augustine of Hippo, 354-430 A.D.

"When you have to listen to abuse, that means you are being buffeted by the wind. When your anger is roused, you are being tossed by the waves. So when the winds blow and the waves mount high, the boat is in danger, your heart is imperiled, your heart is taking a battering. On hearing yourself insulted, you long to retaliate; but the joy of revenge brings with it another kind of misfortune - shipwreck. Why is this? Because Christ is asleep in you. What do I mean? I mean you have forgotten his presence. Rouse him, then; remember him, let him keep watch within you, pay heed to him... A temptation arises: it is the wind. It disturbs you: it is the surging of the sea. This is the moment to awaken Christ and let him remind you of those words: 'Who can this be? Even the winds and the sea obey him." (excerpt from Sermons 63:1-3)

 

 

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