If you are reading this book and the Scriptures referred to in it, you are probably not the footpath Jesus mentions in today's Gospel reading (Lk 8:12), for you are open to the seed of God's Word. If you read this book and the Bible consistently, you are probably not the rocky ground (Lk 8:13), for you have persevered in hearing God's Word. Therefore, you must be either growing thorns which prevent the seed of God's Word from maturing (see Lk 8:14) or you are bearing the precious, abundant fruit of God's Word (Lk 8:15).
To produce fruit, you must weed the garden of your life and remove:
Weed your brier patch or you will never have a harvest.
| PRAYER: | Father, do whatever is necessary to purify my heart. |
| PROMISE: | "Serve the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful song." –Ps 100:2 |
| PRAISE: | St. Pio, a holy Capuchin priest, bore the stigmata of Christ's crucified wounds in his hands for fifty years (see Gal 6:17). |
Reprinted with permission from Presentation Ministries, a lay association of the Catholic Church that focuses on evangelization and discipleship through Bible teaching, daily Mass, the charisms of the Holy Spirit, and Small Christian Community. Their ministries include:
· One Bread, One Body
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· Annual Bible Institute
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