Sometimes, we don’t ask for help because we don’t think we need any help. We feel confident in our own abilities and skills. Other times, we realize our capacity to do and be doesn't match the challenges with which we’re faced.

Today we return to the central point of God’s activity. Christians are called to listen and trust God. As Jesus spends time with Mary and Martha, we see a familiar tension manifesting itself.

Today, we learn how we are called to love friends and strangers—even love our enemies. Believers have every reason to love our neighbors—and yes, even our enemies!

Today, Christ calls us to lay down our personal definitions of success and take up our cross and follow him. The Lord knows his messengers will face insults, rejection, and persecution.

The foundation of our Ancient Faith is Jesus, the Author and Perfector of our faith and our Savior. The Church lives to follow him. Today, we hear Jesus rebuke two of his disciples and reproach three would-be disciples.

Jesus does incredible things. He cures diseases. He raises the dead. He forgives sins. As he confronts these maladies, Jesus wields the same powerful tool—his Word.