of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2024 WEEK THIRTY – ORDINARY TIME

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2024 WEEK THIRTY – ORDINARY TIME

THE SMALL BEGINNINGS (LK 13:18-21)

Prayer:

O Jesus, plant your powerful Kingdom in my heart.

Imagination:

Picture Jesus preaching to the crowds.

Context:

These two little parables are excellent images of the reign of God. The mustard seed and the leaven are both small but powerful. As they are planted, people learn how forceful they are.

Gospel Text: (Read slowly, possibly aloud.)

Thoughts: (Read all. Ponder those that attract you.)

  1. These excellent images make the Kingdom of God easy to understand.
  2. God places the Kingdom in the baptized like a farmer places the mustard seed in the ground.
  3. The gigantic tree represents a symbol of the mature Christian.
  4. The woman also knows the power of the yeast. She places it in the flour.
  5. The whole mass of dough is expanded. The yeast changes everything. That is what the Kingdom does.
  6. Jesus’ Kingdom seems so small, yet it totally changes people’s lives.

Affections: (When one touches your heart, use your own words.)

  • Jesus, place your Kingdom in my heart.
  • Nothing is more real than your Kingdom. Thy Kingdom come!
  • What power your Kingdom has. It bestows eternal life!
  • O Jesus, Your Kingdom will change everything.
  • I will seek first the Kingdom of God.
  • By the power of your Kingdom, Jesus, all things are possible.

Resolutions: (Possibly you might want to make your own.)

+ I will place great faith in the power of God’s Kingdom.

+ I will allow God’s power to act within my heart.

Thought for the Day: (To recall your meditation.)