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How come people in Nazareth didn’t believe in Jesus? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Have you seen someone go beyond what was naturally expected of them through the power of God? What is Jesus teaching you about the gift of faith? What is He teaching you about how to interact with those who do not yet share that same faith, and how to reach out to them?

Christ’s miracles are doors to higher gifts - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. With which of these characters do you identify? What do you learn from the way in which Jesus addressed the needs of each of them? How would you handle emotions in a situation like the one Jesus found himself in? Try to enter his mindset, his criteria, his feelings. How would Jesus guide you to manage your emotions differently?

The selflessness of Simeon and Anna – Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How does this passage resonate with you? What is that big picture the Lord wants to remind you of? What is the Lord teaching you through the selflessness of Simeon and Anna?

The Beatitudes – Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What correspondences do you find between the beatitudes and the life of Christ and the saints? Which of these beatitudes applies to you in a special way? Which one is Jesus inviting you to pursue, and why?

Jesus calms the storm – Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What calls your attention about the rhythm of Christ’s life? What lesson do you draw from it? Has the Lord led you to face some storms, so that you could grow through that challenge?

The unexpected power of initial graces - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. How were the beginnings of your faith journey? Where did you find refuge and encouragement? Do you verify in yourself this disproportion between the beginnings and the outcome? What are the stages the Lord led you through in your growth?

The images of the lamp and the measure - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings. How does Jesus intend that your light shine for others? Who are the people whose light, whose faith, love, example, have illumined your own path? What’s the measure you use to judge what you expect from others? Are you living up to those expectations yourself?

The parable of the sower - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Can you identify situations for each one of these soils in your life? Which is the prevalent one? What would the Lord ask of you, so that you can become good soil?

How did Jesus deal with family rejection? – Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings.

The mystery of willful blindness – Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Could stubbornness get the best of you in some moments? How is the Lord reasoning with you, so that you may always stay open to the light? How do you resist those who oppose you? And what would Jesus want you to learn from the way in which He confronted his accusers?

What is meant by the coming of the kingdom of God? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What do you think was most striking for people who encountered Jesus in those early days of his ministry? What are the characteristics of the kingdom Jesus brought? What change of mentality do you need to enter that kingdom more fully?

The double cross Jesus chose to bear - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What are the crosses you find in your path right now? Which of them are the result of your choices to serve Christ? How have you been strengthened or transformed by those crosses? Is the Lord inviting you to reconsider some of those choices, or to gain courage and go for more?

The task of calling and forming disciples - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. Imagine Jesus forming his closest disciples. Then apply this to yourself: How has Jesus formed you? Who have been His human instruments in forming you in faith? He has called you to be with him. Are you nourishing this aspect of being with him? Where, to whom is He sending you?

How Jesus balanced an intense life - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What is the motivation that drives you to undertake the different responsibilities you have, or may have, in your career, family, or ministry? What are the boundaries that the Lord is inviting you to set, so as to guard that important balance that you need?

How Jesus handled hard situations - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today’s readings. What calls your attention in these emotions we notice in Christ? How do these sentiments of Christ resonate with you? In what ways is He inviting you to imitate him?