This Mother's Fiat

Daily Bread

Short scriptures and reflections to carry with you through the week.

  • Man in Darkness

    ‘Though the light has come into the world men have shown they prefer darkness to the light because their deeds were evil. And indeed, everybody who does wrong hates the light and avoids it, for fear his actions should be… Continue reading

  • Obedient to Death

    “Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered; and being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him.” —Hebrews 5: 8-9 He did not bypass pain, nor did He redeem… Continue reading

  • I AM

    “Amen, amen, I say to you, before Abraham came to be, I AM.”— John 8:58 There is a depth in these words that resists being reduced or explained away. Jesus does not say, “I was before Abraham,” as though He… Continue reading

  • Freedom of Being Misunderstood

    “The Lord judges the peoples; judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness and according to the integrity that is in me.” —Psalm 7:8 David places himself entirely before God, not curating his image, or anxiously managing how he is… Continue reading

  • The Work of God in the Small

    He put another parable before them: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field. It is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the… Continue reading

  • Trusting the Word

    “Go; your son will live.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went on his way.— John 4:50 In this passage from Gospel of John, a royal official comes to Jesus Christ in desperation. His son… Continue reading

  • The Illusion of Seeing Clearly

    ‘It is for judgement that I have come into this world,so that those without sight may see and those with sight turn blind.’ —John 9:39 The man who had been blind recognized Jesus and came to faith.The religious leaders, who… Continue reading

  • The Finger Of God

    “If it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you.” — Gospel of Luke 11:20 In today’s Gospel, Christ reveals something profound. He reveals that God is not… Continue reading

  • To be forgiven, you must forgive

    Peter went up to Jesus and said, ‘Lord, how often must I forgive my brother if he wrongs me? As often as seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘Not seven, I tell you, but seventy-seven times’ —Matthew 18:21 When Peter asks Jesus… Continue reading

  • Hearts That Recognize Him

    “No prophet is ever accepted in his own country.” —Luke 4:24 When Jesus returns to Nazareth, the people who knew Him from childhood cannot receive what He is revealing. They see the carpenter’s son, the familiar face, the life they… Continue reading