27 After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” 28 And leaving everything, he rose and followed him. 29 And Levi made him a great feast in his house, and there was a large company of tax collectors and others reclining at table with them. 30 And the Pharisees and their…

14 Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” 15 And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. 16 No one puts a piece of…

22 Jesus said to his disciples, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.” Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus 23 And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and…

“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. 2 “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by…

Last year, I picked up a little book off of a thrift store bookshelf for a couple bucks. I often find some real gems on bookshelves like that. This one was a daily reading for Lent called Lenten Gospel Reflections. Today I read the introduction, which I found to be quite compelling as it drew…

I found my words for the year in January, but I decided that I wasnt starting any new years resolutions or change until after January and probably February was over. I am still wintering. I recently read an article, author unknown, who was talking about how he doesn’t understand why everybody tries to start their…