Daily Readings for Wednesday July 28, 2010

Reading 1, Jer 15:10, 16-21

¹⁰ A disaster for me, mother, that you bore me to be a man of strife and dissension for the whole country. I neither lend nor borrow, yet all of them curse me.

¹⁶ When your words came, I devoured them: your word was my delight and the joy of my heart; for I was called by your Name, Yahweh, God Sabaoth.

¹⁷ I never sat in the company of scoffers amusing myself; with your hands on me I held myself aloof, since you had filled me with indignation.

¹⁸ Why is my suffering continual, my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? Truly, for me you are a deceptive stream with uncertain waters!

¹⁹ To which Yahweh replied, 'If you repent, I shall restore you to plead before me. If you distinguish between the precious and the base, you shall be as my own mouth. They will come back to you, but you must not go back to them.

²⁰ As far as these people are concerned, I shall make you a fortified wall of bronze. They will fight against you but will not overcome you, because I am with you to save you and rescue you, Yahweh declares.

²¹ I shall rescue you from the clutches of the wicked and redeem you from the grasp of the violent.'

Gospel, Mt 13:44-46

⁴⁴ 'The kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in a field which someone has found; he hides it again, goes off in his joy, sells everything he owns and buys the field.

⁴⁵ 'Again, the kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls;

⁴⁶ when he finds one of great value he goes and sells everything he owns and buys it.