Bulletin Shorts for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time – 31 January 2021  

Deuteronomy 18:15-20.  Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9.  1 Corinthians 7:32-35.  Mark 1:21-28.  

Teaching with Authority.  Jesus begins his ministry with us this liturgical year doing two things.  He is teaching with authority – like no other.  And his teaching spills into action for the benefit of another – mercy at work.  

• How is Jesus astonishing me by what he teaches?  
• How am I listening for his words, his call, his teaching?  
• How is my listening spilling out into mercy thoughts, mercy action, mercy works?  

This post was first published on the worship pages of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois website.
Sunday Prayer Shaping Life and Belief
Written by Eliot Kapitan.

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