The Inner Room- Emotions in the Bible

Titus, 3 - be considerate, peaceable, exercising all graciousness on our jiurney Psalm 23 - the Lord guide us in right paths and we fear no evil. Luke 17 - only one leper out of 10 journeys back to give Jesus thanks

Titus 2 invites us to be of sound doctrine and speech like Leo the Great, Psalm 37 reminds us that the salvation of the just comes from the Lord and the Gospel reading in Luke 17 explains we are servants in the Kingdom and these times have been entrusted to us

In Ezekiel 47, Psalm 46. 1 Cor 3 and John 2, we see the importance of our earthy Temples, to help us honor God and to order our worship as we assemble before our Father with the best we have. We ourselves are Temples of the Holy Spirit, set apart for the service of God.

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/wisdom/6?12

Philippians 4:10. Ps 112 Luke 16:9-16

Phil 3:17-4:1. Psal 122. Luke 16:1-8

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/philippians/3?3

A very powerful reminder of who Jesus is can be found in PHIL 2:5-11 where Paul reminds us that" God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend." We also hear that "Christ Jesus, Who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form...

Jesus has defeated death. That is our great hope. WIS 3:1-9 The souls of the just are in the hand of God, PS 23 :The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. In John 6:37-40 Jesus reminds us that He stays with us, that He’s got us!! Listen: Jesus said to the crowds: “Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will not reject anyone who comes to me, because I came down fr...

Solemnity of All Saints Reading 1 – Revelation 7:2-14 Psalm – Psalm 24:1-6 Reading 2 – 1 John 3:1-3 Gospel – Matthew 5:1-12

Paul says in PHIL 1:18B-26 “Christ is being proclaimed, and in that I rejoice... with all boldness, now as always, Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death... And this I know with confidence, that I shall remain and continue in the service of all of you for your progress and joy in the faith”. Psalm 42 - My soul is thirsting for the living God. Gospel LK 14:1, 7-11 On a sab...

Paul reminds the people of Philippi of their identity in God as a holy people, ser apart. In PHIL 1:1-11, he says: to all the holy ones in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi,... grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” Then he gives a formula for prayer -give thanks to God at every remembrance of you, -praying always with joy in every prayer for all of you, ... confiden...

Putting on the armor of God is described in EPH 6:10-20 by Paul who says: “Draw your strength from the Lord and from his mighty power. Put on the armor of God so that you may be able to stand firm against the tactics of the Devil.” Mary knows how to do this standing firm at the darkest hour. She knows that... “our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, w...

Jesus prays all night before He chooses His 12 Apostles. From their labors, you and I receive the message of the Gospel. Paul in EPH 2:19-22 reminds us we “ are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the holy ones and members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the Apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the capstone. Through him the whol...

Paul talks about grace in EPH 4:7-16 saying that “Grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift.” And that “ he gave gifts to humans.... And he gave some as Apostles, others as prophets, others as evangelists, others as pastors and teachers, to equip the holy ones for the work of ministry, for building up the Body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of faith and k...

Paul invites us to unity in Eph 4:1-6 I, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love, striving to preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace; one Body and one Spirit, Psalm 24 Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face. The LORD’s are the...

Ephesians 3:14 kneel before the Father, .... that he may grant you in accord with the riches of his glory and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you may have strength to comprehend with all the holy ones what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ Psalm 33 The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. Luke 12:49 “I have come to cast fi...

Grant us gratefulness for the gifts you entrust to us Lord. Purify us that we may serve you better. Eph 3: 2-12 Brothers and sisters: You have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for your benefit, namely, that the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly earlier. When you read this you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, which...

Reading 1 EPH 2:12-22 Brothers and sisters: You were at that time without Christ, alienated from the community of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, without hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have become near by the Blood of Christ. For he is our peace, he made both one and broke down the dividing wall of enmity, through his Flesh, a...

Don’t store up things here! Eyes have not seen what God has ready for those who love Him EPH 2:1-10 Brothers and sisters: You were dead in your transgressions and sins in which you once lived following the age of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the disobedient. All of us once lived among them in the desires of our flesh, following the wish...

Cyrus king of Persia is used as an agent IS 45:1, 4-6 Thus says the LORD to his anointed, Cyrus, whose right hand I grasp, subduing nations before him, and making kings run in his service, opening doors before him and leaving the gates unbarred: For the sake of Jacob, my servant, of Israel, my chosen one, I have called you by your name, giving you a title, though you knew me not. I am the LORD and...

EPH 1:15-23 Brothers and sisters: Hearing of your faith in the Lord Jesus and of your love for all the holy ones, I do not cease giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation resulting in knowledge of him. May the eyes of your hearts be enlightened, that you may know what is the hope...

EPH 1:11-14 Brothers and sisters: In Christ we were also chosen, destined in accord with the purpose of the One who accomplishes all things according to the intention of his will, so that we might exist for the praise of his glory, we who first hoped in Christ. In him you also, who have heard the word of truth, the Gospel of your salvation, and have believed in him, were sealed with the promised H...

Memorial of Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church Reading 1 EPH 1:1-10 Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the holy ones who are in Ephesus and faithful in Christ Jesus: grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the h...

God calls us back into Himself GAL 5:18-25 Brothers and sisters: If you are guided by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are obvious: immorality, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, rivalry, jealousy, outbursts of fury, acts of selfishness, dissensions, factions, occasions of envy, drinking bouts, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I warned you be...