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Gospel Reflection

Hear Jesus’ words:

When you do a kindness,
hide from your left hand what your right is doing.
Your good deed must be secret.

Believe what Jesus says,
God is generous; God is good.

Gospel Reading - Would-Be Followers of Jesus

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18When Jesus noticed how large the crowd was growing, he instructed his disciples to get ready to cross to the other side of the lake.

19Just thena one of the Jewish religious teachers said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you no matter where you go!”

20But Jesus said, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but I, the Messiah,b have no home of my own—no place to lay my head.”

21Another of his disciples said, “Sir, when my father is dead, then I will follow you.”c

22But Jesus told him, “Follow me now!d Let those who are spiritually deadd care for their own dead.”

. . . . .Matthew 8:18-22
  1. Just then, implied. one of the Jewish religious teachers, literally, “a scribe.”
  2. Literally, “the Son of Man.”
  3. Or “let me first go and bury my father.”
  4. Implied

The Lord's Prayer

Our Father in heaven,
     hallowed be your name,
     your kingdom come,
     your will be done,
          on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
     as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
     and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
     now and for ever.
Amen.