A Wise and Discerning Heart - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon

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Published 2023-07-29
Friends, our first reading is from the First Book of Kings, and it's one of my favorite passages in the entire Old Testament. If you're going on a retreat, spending a Holy Hour, or just wanting to get in touch with the Lord at the end of the day, it's a wonderful little passage to focus on. The setting is the early days of the reign of King Solomon, and the question it raises is this: If you could ask God for anything, what would you ask for?

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All Comments (21)
  • @user-eo5ol1qv1n
    I am 78 yo. This is the best homily I've listened to in my life. Dead on. The world and life is about God, period ! Praise God always.
  • @marypinakat8594
    "Unless you have wisdom of heart, unless you can see the world from God's perspective, you will not know what to do with all the many goods of this world." - Bishop Robert Barron
  • @user-ee5tn3fb1u
    It was your sermons, bishop, that made me convert to be a Catholic! Thank you so much and have a blessed sunday.
  • Thank you for your message I am an Iranian Christian, Glory be to God❤
  • @albertrios2386
    When I was a child, I told God that i loved him with the fervent love of a child and all I asked for is wisdom. I am 52 yrs old now and I have lived a quiet blessed life. Thank you lord.
  • @renijohn5111
    Praise God. I am a non catholic Christian. I have benefited so much from your sermons Father. God bless you immensely 🙏🏼
  • @storeymark
    I literally stumbled on this. I was meant to receive this message
  • @peacesound1101
    The Bishop moves me with his talks. He makes God, Christianity and Jesus relatable for almost everyone.
  • Thank you Bishop Barron for this wonderful sermon. I'm going to try asking for a wise and discerning heart. To be honest, I've been struggling intensely and if anyone else reading this is as well, I want to encourage you to keep on going and never give up! God is with us!
  • @hrabmv
    ❤❤❤ thank you Lord. 🎉🎉🎉...Bishop's passion about the Bible is such a gift to us🎉
  • I have been feeling so stressed, so angry, so anxious between work, life everything and this did help. God please bless me with the Holy Spirit so I can feel peace in my heart mind and life. Thank you Bishop, please pray for me.
  • @teresalau9845
    I pray for a wise and discerning heart. I have nothing but you Lord. Thank you Bishop. God bless you.
  • @albertjala2023
    Having a wise and discerning heart from God's perspective , is the greatest gift .🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
  • @lolheavenly
    This sermon is a good reminder about the touch of Midas and depression in the world that exists. Many of my inner circle of friends talk about this, even though life is relatively easy for them nowadays they haven't felt better mentally, and they have very skewed views on the world. Many of them are jaded and don't really think the same way we all did when we were young and had hope and were way happier. Even with all of the worlds greatest goods life can be hollow without Gods view and thoughts flowing through you and direction to guide you through the hard time. The kingdom of heaven is worth way more than any worldly wealth or pleasure. Everyone looks for pleasure in the wrong places and this was such a good reminder to stop chasing worldly things and to chase God instead, a lot of people forget this and always fall into vices or habits or sins that they just rinse and repeat but they really need to drop those and just come clean with God. Life is much more mentally stable when you're thinking with God's mind and letting him use you as his vessel to spread good in this world. Thanks again for the wonderful sermon!
  • @pepinperalta
    James 1:17 Thanks to the Holy Spirit for the grace of wisdom and prudence😊
  • @Mark8vs36
    This is a great homily. Thank you Father Barron, may God keep blessing you.
  • @geockiaisch5946
    For Solomon An Understanding Heart! For Saint Thomas Acquinas Nothing except You, Lord! For all of us Jesus, the Priceless Pearl! 👏 👌 👍