Lord My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II
Wednesday, Fourth Week in Ordinary Time, Year II, 04 February 2026
2 Samuel 24:2, 9-17     <*((((><  +  ><))))*>     Mark 6:1-6

God our loving 
and merciful Father:
teach us today to have
the courage and most of all
the maturity not only to say sorry
when we have sinned and erred
but most especially to admit and own
our sins and mistakes
like King David 
in today's first reading.

When David saw the angel who was striking the people, he said to the Lord: “It is I who have sinned; it is I, the shepherd, who have done wrong. But these are sheep; what have they done? Punish me and my kindred” (2 Samuel 24:17).

Teach us to grow in Jesus, 
dear Father because for as long
as we are blinded by our greatness
we measure in our stature 
and income, 
accomplishments
and accolades,
we shall always be like
King David in the first reading
believing only in our selves,
hiding in so many ways like
census the subtle arrogance
that rules our lives,
forgetting or disregarding
your grace and mercy in our
achievements in life that when
things go wrong, 
we blame others
and point fingers at everyone
except our selves.

Let us be true and sincere
dear Jesus today to
find where we put 
our security 
in our day to day living
so that we may also 
find where you, 
O God, sad to say,
"fit" into our lives
due to our lack of faith
in you.
Amen.