June 25. SEE.    Neal said, ‘We used to sing a song about the wise man and the rock at home in the olden days, when we did pray and read the Bible together.” Dad replied, “It was actually nice then, but I don’t know if that would work now with you young people.  Apart from that we’re all so busy with work, homework, working out at the gym and, ironically, attending self-development workshops. I hardly have any idea what we each of our family members think about anything that we do or expect.  Do you think our house is built on rock or sand or can it be partly on rock?”   Neal rather facetiously said, “Let’s ask AI!”

JUDGE. Reflect, share. Scripture.  Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house upon the rock. Matt 7:21-29. Pope Francis: If a family is centred on Christ he will unify and illumine its entire life. Moments of pain and difficulty will be experienced in union with the Lord’s cross.  AL 317   Pope Leo: It is precisely within our limitations that the following find a place: compassion, as well as a sincere concern for the needs of others; a generosity that can emerge even in the midst of darkness and failure; spiritual experience and the worship of God. We see this at many moments when our limits become tangible: when we face rejection, when we suffer the illness or loss of a loved one, when we encounter our own weakness or failure. Mysteriously, it is precisely in such moments that we can discover a new wisdom, tangibly experience the closeness of others and encounter the presence of the Lord.   MH119

ACT AND PRAY. What is AI teaching you about your life and relationships?   Pray about it.