Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share Reflections on Scripture • 12-7-23 - Memorial of Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
Reflections on Scripture • 12-7-23 - Memorial of Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Gospel Matthew 7:21, 24-27
Jesus said to his disciples: "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.
"Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock. And everyone who listens to these words of mine but does not act on them will be like a fool who built his house on sand. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. And it collapsed and was completely ruined.”
Reflection
To listen to the words of Jesus is to listen to the words of the Father. What He longs for us to be is like his son. And when one understands that it begins to do the things that Jesus did to heal, to forgive, to support, to tend, to care, they become like a very strong force.
They cannot be buffeted or blown away by any wind of a different way of seeing or any criticism. They are solid. That's the key to create around you a house that protects you from all the other influences that come our way. And we know that there is one way, the one way that Christ has taught us the way of love.
That's our challenge. To be rooted and grounded. Built on rock, on that very simple core teaching of the gospel. God is love, forgiveness, care, hope, beauty.
Closing Prayer
Father, one of your miracles was to allow people to hear, to open their ears, to listen, and then open their heart to let the message penetrate there and remain there. That's our house of you living inside of us. With you and us in this safe place, we're capable of doing all that we're called to do no matter what the criticism, no matter what the difficulty. Lots of other forces work against this. But when we're solidly connected to you and you are in us, we are the house that cannot be destroyed. And we ask this in Jesus’ name, Amen.
Jesus said to his disciples: "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.
"Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock. And everyone who listens to these words of mine but does not act on them will be like a fool who built his house on sand. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. And it collapsed and was completely ruined.”
Reflection
To listen to the words of Jesus is to listen to the words of the Father. What He longs for us to be is like his son. And when one understands that it begins to do the things that Jesus did to heal, to forgive, to support, to tend, to care, they become like a very strong force.
They cannot be buffeted or blown away by any wind of a different way of seeing or any criticism. They are solid. That's the key to create around you a house that protects you from all the other influences that come our way. And we know that there is one way, the one way that Christ has taught us the way of love.
That's our challenge. To be rooted and grounded. Built on rock, on that very simple core teaching of the gospel. God is love, forgiveness, care, hope, beauty.
Closing Prayer
Father, one of your miracles was to allow people to hear, to open their ears, to listen, and then open their heart to let the message penetrate there and remain there. That's our house of you living inside of us. With you and us in this safe place, we're capable of doing all that we're called to do no matter what the criticism, no matter what the difficulty. Lots of other forces work against this. But when we're solidly connected to you and you are in us, we are the house that cannot be destroyed. And we ask this in Jesus’ name, Amen.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View all episodes
By Msgr. Don Fischer
4.8
135135 ratings
Gospel Matthew 7:21, 24-27
Jesus said to his disciples: "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.
"Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock. And everyone who listens to these words of mine but does not act on them will be like a fool who built his house on sand. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. And it collapsed and was completely ruined.”
Reflection
To listen to the words of Jesus is to listen to the words of the Father. What He longs for us to be is like his son. And when one understands that it begins to do the things that Jesus did to heal, to forgive, to support, to tend, to care, they become like a very strong force.
They cannot be buffeted or blown away by any wind of a different way of seeing or any criticism. They are solid. That's the key to create around you a house that protects you from all the other influences that come our way. And we know that there is one way, the one way that Christ has taught us the way of love.
That's our challenge. To be rooted and grounded. Built on rock, on that very simple core teaching of the gospel. God is love, forgiveness, care, hope, beauty.
Closing Prayer
Father, one of your miracles was to allow people to hear, to open their ears, to listen, and then open their heart to let the message penetrate there and remain there. That's our house of you living inside of us. With you and us in this safe place, we're capable of doing all that we're called to do no matter what the criticism, no matter what the difficulty. Lots of other forces work against this. But when we're solidly connected to you and you are in us, we are the house that cannot be destroyed. And we ask this in Jesus’ name, Amen.
Jesus said to his disciples: "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.
"Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock. And everyone who listens to these words of mine but does not act on them will be like a fool who built his house on sand. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. And it collapsed and was completely ruined.”
Reflection
To listen to the words of Jesus is to listen to the words of the Father. What He longs for us to be is like his son. And when one understands that it begins to do the things that Jesus did to heal, to forgive, to support, to tend, to care, they become like a very strong force.
They cannot be buffeted or blown away by any wind of a different way of seeing or any criticism. They are solid. That's the key to create around you a house that protects you from all the other influences that come our way. And we know that there is one way, the one way that Christ has taught us the way of love.
That's our challenge. To be rooted and grounded. Built on rock, on that very simple core teaching of the gospel. God is love, forgiveness, care, hope, beauty.
Closing Prayer
Father, one of your miracles was to allow people to hear, to open their ears, to listen, and then open their heart to let the message penetrate there and remain there. That's our house of you living inside of us. With you and us in this safe place, we're capable of doing all that we're called to do no matter what the criticism, no matter what the difficulty. Lots of other forces work against this. But when we're solidly connected to you and you are in us, we are the house that cannot be destroyed. And we ask this in Jesus’ name, Amen.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
More shows like Finding God In Our Hearts with Msgr. Don Fischer
View all
Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies
4,901 Listeners
Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz
6,121 Listeners
Pray More Novenas Podcast, Catholic Prayers and Devotions
1,034 Listeners
The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture
5,677 Listeners
Pints With Aquinas
6,572 Listeners
The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast
7,534 Listeners
The Jeff Cavins Show (Your Catholic Bible Study Podcast)
2,128 Listeners
All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri
1,344 Listeners
The Counsel of Trent
2,519 Listeners
The Road to Emmaus with Scott Hahn
34 Listeners
The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
60,407 Listeners
Catholic Saints
1,044 Listeners
The Exorcist Files
5,516 Listeners
The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
5,305 Listeners
The Spiritual Life with Fr. James Martin, S.J.
771 Listeners