2/26/11 BE OUTRAGEOUS BUT TRUE; CAN'T BE SLAVE TO TWO MASTERS

2/26/11 cblog BE OUTRAGEOUS BUT TRUE; CAN'T BE SLAVE TO TWO MASTERS; incarn [fr. Pat] 830a, m: "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done..Jesus said..accept as a child..children are observant in ways that adults can't afford to be..kids say things.."just a kid"..outrageous but true..does god want this from us ? We're supposed to do outrageous [things]...but true..and maybe god will say "that's cute"..she's 76 but that's cute..how everything belongs to god..cannot serve 2 masters..greek says can't be "slave to 2 masters"..lady in country..flowers..bluebells..'think god will let me pick one of his flowers.."..[indiscernible] more complicated, more coverup..more simple honest, god is there.."

Sir 17:1-15 God from the earth created man, and in his own image he made him. He makes man return to earth again, and endows him with a strength of his own Limited days of life he gives him, with power over all things else on earth. He puts the fear of him in all flesh and gives him rule over beasts and birds. He created for them counsel, and a tongue and eyes and ears and an inventive heart, and filled them with the discipline of understanding He created in them knowledge of the spirit; With wisdom he fills their heart; good and evil he shows them. He put the fear of himself upon their hearts, and showed them his mighty works, That they might glory in the wonder of his deeds and praise his holy name. He has set before them knowledge, a law of life as their inheritance; An everlasting covenant he has made with them, his justice and his judgments he has revealed to them. His majestic glory their eyes beheld, his glorious voice their ears heard. He says to them, “Avoid all evil”; each of them he gives precepts about his  fellow men. Their ways are ever known to him, they cannot be hidden from his eyes Over every nation he places a ruler, but God’s own portion is Israel. All their actions are clear as the sun to him, his eyes are ever upon their ways."

R. (see 17) The Lord’s kindness is everlasting to those who fear him. As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him,

Mk 10:13- 16 "People were bringing children to Jesus that he might touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this he became indignant and said to them,“Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the Kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.” Then he embraced the children and blessed them, placing his hands on them"