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Inspired by Mass readings from Tuesday, September 27, 2026
Be part of God’s family
The Almighty already has the advantage
By Norm McGraw
Click here to read Norm McGraw’s reflection from September 27, 2026. Here’s an excerpt:
Research shows that 84% of the world’s population identifies with some religious group. Eighty percent of those believe in a deity or a higher power — 2.4 billion are Christian, 1.9 billion are Muslim, 1.2 billion believe in Hinduism, 500 million are Buddhists, and 16 million follow Judaism, with the rest comprising various smaller religious sects. The remaining people of the world are either atheists or agnostics, who represent a very small minority of the world’s entire population.
Norm McGraw’s reflections: He said to them, “Ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.” (Luke 10:2)
What’s with the laws, precepts, and ordinances?
Hearing the Word and acting on the Word aligns us with the Word
By Steve Hall
Click here to read Steve Hall’s reflection from September 27, 2026. Here’s an excerpt:
Some laws are prescriptive; some are proscriptive. Some we claim are universal; others are not. Some are based on observation; others socially determined; and still others we consider inherent in the essence of things. What then, do we do with the Commands, laws, precepts, and ordinances referred to in today’s readings?
Steve Hall’s reflections: For our knowledge is imperfect and our prophecy is imperfect; but when the perfect comes, the imperfect will pass away. (1 Corinthians 13:9)
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