{"id":5058,"date":"2026-05-15T17:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T11:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/springs.carmelmedia.in\/?p=5058"},"modified":"2026-05-24T19:41:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T14:11:29","slug":"7th-january-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/springs.carmelmedia.in\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/7th-january-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"26th MAY 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TUESDAY, EIGHTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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Memorial of Saint Philip Neri, Priest<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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1 Pt 1: 10-16\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ps 98: 1-4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mk 10: 28-31<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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LIVING THE PRIVILEGE OF GRACE<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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Peter places believers within the sweeping story of salvation. The prophets of old perceived glimpses of God\u2019s redemptive plan but did not see its fulfilment. What they longed to understand has now been revealed in Jesus Christ. This realization is meant to awaken both gratitude and responsibility. We are not accidental beneficiaries of grace; we stand at a privileged moment in salvation history. Peter\u2019s command to \u201cgird up the loins of your mind\u201d calls for alertness and intentionality. Hope in Christ is not passive optimism but disciplined trust. Holiness, therefore, is not rigid moralism; it is relational likeness. To \u201cbe holy\u201d is to reflect God\u2019s character. It means that we live in love, obedience, and reverent awe as children shaped by their Father\u2019s nature. The psalm extends this response from inward transformation to outward celebration. The psalmist proclaims that God\u2019s saving acts are public and global: His righteousness is revealed before the nations. Salvation is not hidden spirituality but visible deliverance. The only fitting response is exuberant praise not excluding singing, shouting, and communal rejoicing. Holiness here is not sombre withdrawal but joyful participation in God\u2019s victory. Gratitude becomes music; reverence becomes celebration.<\/p>\r\n

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In the Gospel reading, Peter gives voice to the sacrifices each disciple of Christ makes: \u201cWe have given up everything and followed you.\u201d Jesus affirms that surrender for His sake is never wasted. Though losses may be real, they open into deeper communion. This includes new relationships, spiritual family, and eternal life. Yet Jesus introduces a kingdom paradox: \u201cThe first will be last, and the last first.\u201d God\u2019s economy overturns human measures of success. What appears loss becomes gain; what seems sacrifice becomes participation in divine abundance. Together, these passages confront our attachments and reshape our hopes. The prophets longed for what we now know. The disciples relinquished security for the sake of Christ. We are invited into the same courageous trust. When we loosen our grip on lesser securities, we discover that God Himself is our inheritance. In Him, hope is fulfilled, praise overflows, and nothing surrendered in love is ever truly lost.<\/p>\r\n

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Response: My heart exults in the Lord, my Saviour.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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Copyright \u00a92026 \u00a9Springs of Living Water\u00a0 http:\/\/springs.carmelmedia.in<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TUESDAY, EIGHTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME \u00a0 Memorial of Saint Philip Neri, Priest \u00a0 1 Pt 1: 10-16\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ps 98: 1-4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mk 10: 28-31 \u00a0\u00a0 LIVING THE PRIVILEGE OF GRACE \u00a0 Peter places believers within the sweeping story of salvation. The prophets of old perceived glimpses of God\u2019s redemptive plan but did not see its … <\/p>\n

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