Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Cornerstone Bible Study - 6/29: The disciples were sent to preach the Kingdom of God

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Here is the information for this week's Bible study.

In this week's Gospel passage, St. Luke is speaking about the theme of God's message and messengers. The message is the Good News, proclaiming God's Kingdom and the way to salvation. The messengers are the disciples that Jesus sent forth and John the Baptist who came before Jesus proclaiming a message of repentence and reconciliation with God. Clearly there are people who will reject the message and in the case of King Herod, even tries to bury the message by killing the messenger.

We too are called to be messengers of God. Dear Jesus, we know that no matter how much opposition we may face, if we resolve, like you, to love everyone and forgive every offense, your kingdom will advance. We ask the Spirit to make us more like you, proclaiming the good news of salvation wherever we go. In Jesus' name we pray


God Bless,
Maria