Friday, June 15: Psalm 82:3-4: The Call of a Caregiver
3 Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy. 4 Deliver the poor and needy; Free them from the hand of the wicked. We must remember we are Christ’s hands and feet in this world, and to do what He would do to care for those in need. 1 Cor.12:12: “Just […]
Thursday, June 14: “You Satisfy the Hungry Heart”
This hymn, also known as “Gift of Finest Wheat”, was composed by Omar Westendorf (1916-1997) who received a Master of Music degree from the University of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and spent most of his professional musical career as the organist and choirmaster at S. Bonaventure Church in Cincinnati. Mr. Westendorf was a considered a […]
“From Voice to Action” event this Saturday
Reminder: the “From Voice to Action” event, helping families who are dealing with the opioid epidemic here in Reading, is this Saturday from 9:30 am to noon. Please see the Facebook event for details of the workshops and breakout sessions. The event will be held at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church on Vine Street, […]
Wednesday, June 13: Matthew 25:40
35 For I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ […]
Tuesday, June 12: Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje, Macedonia, on August 26, 1910. She was of Albanian descent. Mother Teresa claimed that from the day of her First Communion she had a love for people’s souls in her heart. Her father died when she was just 8 years old, and this tragic event seems […]
Monday, June 11: Romans 15:1-2
We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up. (Romans 15:1-2) At first glance, one might look at these two verses and say, oh, this is a straight-forward Bible verse, or this […]
Sunday, June 10: Ruth
“Do not press me to leave you or to turn back from following you! Where you go, I will go; Where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Where you die, I will die—there will I be buried. May the Lord do thus and so to […]
Saturday, June 9: Luke 10:30-37
Jesus replied, “A man went from Jerusalem to Jericho. On the way robbers stripped him, beat him, and left him for dead. By chance, a priest was traveling along that road. When he saw the man, he went around him and continued on his way. Then a Levite came to that place. When he saw […]
Friday, June 8: “Healer of our Every Ill”
Healer of Our Every Ill is a relatively modern hymn published in 1987, text and music by Marty Haugen. Its comforting message and melody illustrate God’s love for us. His caregiving relationship with us resonates in the refrain: “Healer of our every ill, light of each tomorrow, give us peace beyond our fear, and hope […]
Thursday, June 7: John 3:17
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved. (John 3:17 KJV) God saw a fallen world. A world that needed to be saved. He had sent a great flood once to end the wickedness, only to see the world become festered […]