LIVE IT TODAY: Friday, August 1, 2025
Familiarity can blind us to the miraculous. Invite Me into your home again with faith, and watch what I will do.
LIVE IT TODAY: Friday, August 1, 2025
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GOD'S DECLARATION TO YOU TODAY
Familiarity can blind us to the miraculous. Invite Me into your home again with faith, and watch what I will do.
INVOCATION
Come, Holy Spirit! Through the intercession of Our Blessed Mother Mary, open my heart to hear and receive all that You desire for me. Draw me ever more deeply into the Love and Life of the Blessed Trinity!
GOSPEL | Matthew 13:54–58
Jesus came to his native place and taught the people in their synagogue.
They were astonished and said,
"Where did this man get such wisdom and mighty deeds?
Is he not the carpenter's son?
Is not his mother named Mary and his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
Are not his sisters all with us?
Where did this man get all this?"
And they took offense at him.
But Jesus said to them,
"A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and in his own house."
And he did not work many mighty deeds there because of their lack of faith.
EVERY DAY QUESTION
What struck you? Challenged you? Inspired you? What questions did it raise?
GOING DEEPER
Know Who is with you
“Isn’t he just the carpenter’s son?” That line echoes through history. It's the sound of those who’ve made God small. We do it, too—domesticating the Divine. The closer God gets, the harder it can be to believe. The veil of the ordinary blinds us to the reality of the extraordinary.
Today’s Gospel is heartbreaking. Jesus wanted to pour out healing, love, and transformation—but was held back. Not because He lacked power, but because they lacked faith.
The Greek word for “offense” here is skandalizó—to be scandalized, to trip over, to reject. Their very proximity to Jesus became a stumbling block. They could not accept that God could be working so powerfully in someone so familiar.
Is this happening in our homes? Do we fail to recognize the sacred in our spouse? The calling in our children? The divine invitation in daily struggles? Familiarity doesn’t breed contempt by default—it breeds it when we stop looking with the eyes of faith.
Parents, especially fathers, take this seriously. Your authority isn’t rooted in your résumé—it’s rooted in Christ. Pray over your spouse and children in His name. Speak words of destiny. Proclaim Jesus in your home, not as a distant figure, but as the Living God who speaks through you.
And when doubt creeps in—when you're tempted to say, “Who am I to lead spiritually?”—remember this Gospel. Jesus was rejected by His own. If you're rejected, you’re in good company. Keep sowing. Keep loving. Keep proclaiming.
“The home is the first school of Christian life and a school for human enrichment.” (CCC 1657)
LIFE APPLICATION QUESTIONS
Faith at Home: Where am I most tempted to downplay God's presence—in my family, my workplace, or even within myself?
Eyes to See: How can I grow in wonder and reverence for those closest to me, seeing them as vessels of God's glory?
Prophet’s Challenge: Have I allowed others’ opinions or familiarity to silence my witness or dampen my faith?
FAMILY LIVE IT
Make some time today to gather together and, going around, affirm one way you see Jesus working in each other’s lives—however hidden it may seem. Then take a moment to pray aloud over each other, asking for the faith to recognize and receive the mighty deeds Jesus desires to do through your family.
DAILY PARENT & GRANDPARENT BLESSING
LORD JESUS CHRIST, let Your holy anointing be upon each of our children, grandchildren, and godchildren this day and week, including all to whom they are called in vocation, and all future generations! In Your Sacred Name we claim them for You! We renounce all whispers, lies, and influences of the Enemy! We pray right now that each know Your loving Presence, be forged in virtue, and be flooded with an abundance of Your Holy Spirit to live fully their identity and mission in You now and through all eternity, through the intercession of our Blessed Mother! Amen.
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GOING VERTICAL
“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10
Just as the vertical beam upholds the horizontal beam of the Cross, so too does undistracted, dedicated daily turning to God as our lifeblood uphold and strengthen every part of life. Start with just three minutes. Wait patiently for the breakthrough beyond the noise. Let Him speak.
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