Catholic Daily Devotional 8th February 2022 | Tuesday Message
St. Jerome Emiliani, St. Josephine Bakhita
Topic: Blessed Are We
Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest
in which she puts her young—
…Blessed they who dwell in your house!
Psalm 84:4, 5
Catholic Daily Devotional 8th February 2022 Message
A big tree grows not far from the side of the building where we live. For weeks I kept hearing the sound of a bird, day after day. Then I realized the bird had her home in that tree! And there were eggs in the nest she was protecting and keeping safe until they hatched. At a time when so many in our city and in our world are homeless—seeking a safe place to be a home—her call seemed especially poignant.
I once heard a Scripture scholar teach that the Greek verb meno in John 15:4, usually translated as “remain in” or “abide in,” also means “make your home in.” We are invited: “Make your home in me as I make mine in you.” Home…in God!
Blessed are we who dwell in your house! Thank you, God!
– Patricia Livingston
Today Reading: 1 Kings 8:22-23, 27-30; Psalm 84:3-5, 10-11 Mark 7:1-13
