Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Cycle A
Reflecting on Philippians 4: 12-14, 19-20
It was Christ who carried you
I can do all things in Christ who strengthens me. How many times have you posted that on your refrigerator, recited it to yourself at the doctor’s office, or prayed it as you pushed yourself to swim that extra lap or run that extra mile?
I can do all things in Christ who strengthens me. How many times have you prayed that as you left your warm bed to tend to a crying child, or answer the call of an elderly neighbor, or get ready for another day of work that provides for your family and contributes to the good of society?
I can do all things in Christ who strengthens me. When you think back on times in your life when you were afraid, or powerless, or anxious, or sick, or in grief so deep you couldn’t breathe, can you now see that it was Christ who strengthened you, Christ who carried you, Christ who has never, never left you?
I can do all things in Christ who strengthens me, forever and ever, Amen.
What prayer do you hold in your heart and say throughout the day?
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I have come to light a fire on the earth; how I wish it were already burning (Lk.12:49).