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Based on the Readings as Set
First Reading (Isaiah 55:1-9)
Isaiah calls out to all who desire genuine life-giving sustenance to come to the Lord while he may be found and remember his covenant with David. Following in his exalted ways, not in theirs, they will receive pardon and gain a glory to which even foreigners will be drawn.
Psalm (63:1-8)
The Psalmist proclaims his desire for the God whose presence feeds his soul in the richest of feasts while he meditates upon him in the night. He will bless the Lord and cling to the one in whose steadfast love he is upheld.
Second Reading (1 Corinthians 10:1-13)
Paul warns the Corinthians to learn from the example of the Israelites in the wilderness. They had the advantage of baptism along with spiritual food and drink and yet fell into sin and even tested God. So we are not to test Christ but to withstand every testing, assured of his help.
Gospel (Luke13:1-9)
To people who assumed that fatal disasters were judgments upon those killed, Jesus points out that all need to repent or likewise perish. He then tells of a fig tree that bore no fruit and was given one last chance to receive what it needed to bear fruit before it was destroyed.
CONNECTION SUGGESTIONS
- In Christ we have all we need to flourish: he is our spiritual food
- Now is the time to live humbly as God’s obedient people
- Who is testing whom?
- The need for a repentant and humble attitude
- Never assume our superiority over others