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A reflection on today's Sacred Scripture:
"To what shall I compare the Kingdom of God?" (Luke 13:20)
There's a brilliant saying - you might have heard it, "Today is a gift, that's why they call it the present." It's a strong reminder that when I pray, it's in the present moment that I encounter God, not in the concerns of my yesterdays or tomorrows, but in my "today."
The Catechism has its own compelling section on "Today" as it relates to Christian prayer. "Prayer in the events of each day and each moment is one of the secrets of the Kingdom." (Catechism Para. 2660)
We must bring prayer into our everyday circumstances, because all forms of prayer, even the most simple and direct, can be the leaven to which Jesus compares the Kingdom. In today's Gospel of Luke, Jesus compares the Kingdom to a small amount of yeast that, when mixed into a large amount of dough, affects the entire batch.
The potential for prayer exists in every moment of our lives, no matter what we're doing. God offers us His Spirit at all times, but we must allow Him to help make prayer rise up in us like dough to yeast, so we can experience His Kingdom as He permeates our entire being with His Glory.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Tichvon is a Catholic writer and Consecrated Marian Catechist under the Direction of His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke. Always faithful to the Magisterium, she spreads and defends the Catholic faith as a true witness of Christ, confessing the name of Jesus boldly, never ashamed of the Cross.
Elizabeth became aware of the need for the New Evangelization while in the two years of her formation as a Marian Catechist and wrote over 200 published meditations on Sacred Scripture from the daily Liturgy of the Word for various Catholic websites, and following Jesus' example, now teaches through her own parables so that by sharing her stories through social media, might bring others closer to the heart of Christ. She is currently a regular columnist at Catholic365 and as a Marian Catechist, her spiritual life is the foundation of her writing.
She completed UCLA's Graduate Program With Honors and worked as a Paralegal for 32 years before retiring from Chrysler's Office of the General Counsel in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
Elizabeth's website may be found at elizabethtichvon.net
