by Haley Reed | Feb 3, 2023 | Daily Grace
“Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long” (Matthew 23:5). Many religious leaders in Jesus’ day practiced a religion that focused more on external observances than on the heart. Jesus... 
by Haley Reed | Feb 2, 2023 | Daily Grace
“They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them” (Matthew 23:4). Religion can be an unbearable burden. When we read the Gospels one thing we note is the sad state of... 
by Haley Reed | Feb 1, 2023 | Daily Grace
“Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two... 
by Haley Reed | Jan 31, 2023 | Daily Grace
“Jesus replied, ‘Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, “Go, throw yourself into the sea,” and it will be done. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask... 
by Haley Reed | Jan 30, 2023 | Daily Grace
“This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: Say to Daughter Zion, ‘See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey’ ” (Matthew 21:4-5). The religious rulers misunderstood Jesus’ mission and that’s... 
by Haley Reed | Jan 26, 2023 | Daily Grace
“Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?” (Matthew 20:15). In this parable Jesus told of a landowner who hired men for his vineyard. He paid the ones hired at the beginning of the day one denarius. It was...