A Year in the Word Catholic Bible Journal Quotes

“Peter was never very smooth, but he was Christ’s, which matters far more.”
― Meg Hunter-Kilmer, A Year in the Word Catholic Bible Journal

“Again, we find ourselves wading through a sea of unfamiliar names — this time in Genesis. Time and again, Scripture will proclaim a list of begats, prompting many Christians to skip past the Old Testament in favor of the more accessible parables or epistles. But while many of these lists are filled with people about whom we know nothing at all, the very act of reading those names, of remembering their existence, reminds us that we matter. Each of those men was a unique person, desperately loved and eternally willed by God. The lists were canonized in Scripture not just because the Israelites had a particular fondness for genealogy, but also so that the Spirit could tell us that each person matters. You matter. When you feel insignificant, God sees you and delights in you.”
― Meg Hunter-Kilmer, A Year in the Word Catholic Bible Journal

“I spent a holy hour meditating on this story once, praying, “Do you not care? Do you not care?” Each time, my eyes landed on the crucifix or the tabernacle. He cared then. He cares now. Just because he’s silent doesn’t mean he’s not right there with you.”
― Meg Hunter-Kilmer, A Year in the Word Catholic Bible Journal

“perhaps Isaac truly hadn’t prayed for a child for those first twenty years, thinking he could handle the problem without God’s help. How often do we do that? Fight for years to make things work and never surrender it to the Lord? Not just beg but really surrender, trusting him even if his will doesn’t line up with ours? When Isaac submitted, his prayer was answered. That may not happen to us — at least not the way we hope — but prayer changes things, not least because it changes us.”
― Meg Hunter-Kilmer, A Year in the Word Catholic Bible Journal