The Reward in Keeping the Word

First reading 1 Chronicles 15:3-4,15-16,16:1-2 David gathered all Israel together to bring the ark of God up to the place he had prepared for it. David called together the sons of Aaron and the sons of Levi. And the Levites carried the ark of God with the shafts on their shoulders, as Moses had ordered … [Read more…]

“Giving Rightly”

First reading 2 Corinthians 9:6-10 Do not forget: thin sowing means thin reaping; the more you sow, the more you reap. Each one should give what he has decided in his own mind, not grudgingly or because he is made to, for God loves a cheerful giver. And there is no limit to the blessings which God … [Read more…]

Matching The Task Ahead With Faith

First reading Numbers 13:1-2,25-14:1,26-29,34-35 The Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Paran and said, ‘Send out men, one from each tribe, to make a reconnaissance of this land of Canaan which I am giving to the sons of Israel. Send the leader of each tribe.’ At the end of forty days, they came … [Read more…]

Vindication Of The Just Man

First reading Numbers 12:1-13 Miriam, and Aaron too, spoke against Moses in connection with the Cushite woman he had taken. (For he had married a Cushite woman.) They said, ‘Has the Lord spoken to Moses only? Has he not spoken to us too?’   The Lord heard this. Now Moses was the most humble of … [Read more…]