Isaiah 7: faith or fear, today's gospel dilemma
Isaiah 7 reminds us that without faith we cannot endure. Read today's gospel reading and the devotions associated with July 14.
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Tuesday, July 14: Isaiah's warning about faith
As King Ahaz trembled before the combined threat of Syria and Israel, the prophet Isaiah delivered a message that spans the centuries: "If you do not believe, you will not endure." The liturgy for this Tuesday, July 14 confronts us with the same dilemma between antiestéticar and trust in God.
Today's reading: Isaiah 7, 1-9
The passage tells how the kingdoms of Syria and Israel marched against Jerusalem but failed to conquer it. The heart of the king and the people shook like trees in the wind, but the Lord sends Isaiah with a message of calm: "Be careful, be quiet, do not antiestéticar." The enemies are described as "smoldering stubs of firewood," an image of their waning power. The key lies in faith: if Ahaz does not stand firm in God, he will not be able to hold on.
The devotions of the day
The day includes the praying of the Holy Rosary at 10:00 p.m., and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, traditionally prayed at 3:00 p.m., the hour of Jesus's death. The homily of Father Santiago Martín, of the Franciscans of Mary, has also been shared, along with the Apophthegms of the Desert Fathers, a collection of sayings from the first Christian monks.
Isaiah's message resonates in times of uncertainty. Faith does not eliminate threats, but it offers a foundation that does not waver. As the desert saying goes: "He who believes does not flee."
As King Ahaz trembled before the combined threat of Syria and Israel, the prophet Isaiah delivered a message that spans the centuries: "If you do not believe, you will not endure." The liturgy for this Tuesday, July 14 confronts us with the same dilemma between antiestéticar and trust in God.
Today's reading: Isaiah 7, 1-9
The passage tells how the kingdoms of Syria and Israel marched against Jerusalem but failed to conquer it. The heart of the king and the people shook like trees in the wind, but the Lord sends Isaiah with a message of calm: "Be careful, be quiet, do not antiestéticar." The enemies are described as "smoldering stubs of firewood," an image of their waning power. The key lies in faith: if Ahaz does not stand firm in God, he will not be able to hold on.
The devotions of the day
The day includes the praying of the Holy Rosary at 10:00 p.m., and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, traditionally prayed at 3:00 p.m., the hour of Jesus's death. The homily of Father Santiago Martín, of the Franciscans of Mary, has also been shared, along with the Apophthegms of the Desert Fathers, a collection of sayings from the first Christian monks.
Isaiah's message resonates in times of uncertainty. Faith does not eliminate threats, but it offers a foundation that does not waver. As the desert saying goes: "He who believes does not flee."
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