Daily Gospel Reflection for July 17, 2021

Join us as we reflect, ponder, and pray together inspired by today's Gospel.

Today's gospel contains some of the most consoling lines in scripture: "A bruised reed he will not break, a smoldering wick he will not quench." How often I feel bruised and battered by the storms and sufferings of this world; how often I feel like a guttering candle, at the end of my physical and emotional strength, unable to give light. And so often I turn to earthly things to distract or even refresh - reading a book, playing mindless phone games, taking a walk. Not bad tactics, but incomplete, because I tend my body, mind, and emotions...but forget to tend my soul.

When I am most bruised and battered, most drained and lifeless, it's then that the Lord desires to step in with a gentle hand. He won't just let the reed go on being bent and battered; He'll lift it and support it until it heals. He won't let the candle go on guttering; He'll relight it so it can blaze brightly.

Will I let Him? Will I curl up in His arms, freely admitting my weakness, and surrender myself to His loving care? This takes vulnerability, humility, and most of all, admitting to myself that I can't do it all.

Ponder:

How can I go to the Lord for support, healing, and comfort today?

Pray:

Lord, when I try to fix myself, remind me that You embrace my weakness with gentleness; You desire to support me and rekindle me, not to break or quench me.

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