Daily Reflection

“And Paul, looking intently at the council, said, ‘Brethren, I have lived before God in all good conscience

“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the market places and

“From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven is taken by force, and

“And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying, ‘Blessed be the Lord God

“O Lord, rebuke me not in Your anger, nor chasten me in Your wrath. Have mercy on me,

“The Lord reigns, let the peoples rage;” (Ps 98/99: 1, Septuagint-translation) As we Americans celebrate Independence Day today,

“God is our refuge and strength, a helper in afflictions that have come heavily upon us. Therefore shall

“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and

“For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death;

“Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, ‘Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your