November 27, 2019 Wednesday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time-C
Daniel 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28
Psalm Daniel 3
Luke 21:12-19
You have rebelled against the Lord of heaven. Dan. 5:23
You will be hated by all because of my name. Lk. 21:17
Lord, Daniel was exiled into a foreign culture that opposed worship of you. He was surrounded by people who did not live in obedience to your law. Despite the pressure to conform to pagan ways he maintained his faith in you. At the risk of his life he would not compromise himself. Lord, we are surrounded by a culture that increasingly defies the gospel values of obedience to, reverence of and faithfulness to your word. Your Church is a light in a dark world because it proclaims the truth that you are the One God who has sent the Holy Spirit to lead us. Our society is not respecting innocent human life, marriage between a man and a woman and denies religious freedom to those who try to live gospel values. Everywhere we go it is getting harder to live as your disciple. You and your followers are ridiculed in entertainment, family values are a joke and even outright hostility to faith is encouraged. Lord, give me and all your children the courage to risk whatever it takes to stay faithful to your word. Let me not be silent or accepting of any challenge to what is right and true. Amen.