Daily Scripture Reflection & Prayer: September 10, 2024

Date: Tuesday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time

Scripture Text:  Luke 6:12-19

Jesus departed to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. When day came, he called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named Apostles: Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called a Zealot, and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor. And he came down with them and stood on a stretch of level ground. A great crowd of his disciples and a large number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and even those who were tormented by unclean spirits were cured. Everyone in the crowd sought to touch him because power came forth from him and healed them all.

Breaking the text open – background and summary:

The gospel text for today recounts Jesus’ naming of the 12 disciples after a night of prayer. It also reminds us of the those who sought Jesus to hear his teaching and to beg his healing.

Meditating on the text with personal questions:

Do I bring needs to the LORD prayerfully? Do I seek out Christ in my needs?

Praying:

LORD, Jesus Christ, only-begotten Son of the Father Almighty, You call me to follow You, to pick up my cross, and to follow You. Send your Spirit to strengthen my resolve to be your disciple, to seek to know your teaching, to seek your healing, so that I might bring You to others as I journey myself. Fill my mind, heart and soul with your transformative love so that I might be the disciple You call me to be. Amen.