“New wine must be put into fresh wineskins.” – Mark 2:22
A collector shows a priceless, old violin. A skilled musician comes to play it, but first gently loosens each string. He explains: “The old tuning kept its form for display, but to handle the strain of real music and stay in tune with the orchestra, it must be fully re-strung and tuned again.”
Like the violin needing full re-stringing, Jesus teaches that His presence brings a new reality that needs a renewed heart. The Pharisees’ fasting and Saul’s partial obedience (1 Sam 15:22) were like old wineskins—fixed forms unable to hold the new wine of the Gospel. Christ, the bridegroom, brings a joyful closeness with God that old rituals cannot keep. Trying to attach this new life to an unchanged heart causes a tear, just as sewing new cloth onto old fabric weakens both. His word is ‘living,’ reading our hearts (Heb 4:12), and calling for complete renewal. Today, offer God your flexible heart, not only corrected behaviour. Do not cling to old religious forms if they resist the new life He offers. Let Him re-string your soul to carry the beautiful tension of His grace and sing in harmony with His will.
Today’s devotional-19 January, 2026 ~ www.dailyfaithechoes.org
A Journey of Reflection and Action
Take time today for prayerful reflection or journaling, let God’s living word examine your heart, ask Him to renew you from the inside out, and gently encourage someone else to embrace Christ’s transforming life rather than hold onto outdated forms.
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Lord Jesus, renew my heart with Your life-giving presence; break old patterns that resist Your grace, make me a fresh “wineskin” for Your new wine, and help me live in harmony with Your will, Amen.
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Scripture Footnote & Further Reading
The Scripture is adapted from the Catholic Daily Readings of the day.
First Reading: 1 Samuel 24:3-21
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 57:2, 3-4, 6 & 11
Response: My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast.
Second Reading: None (weekday Mass has no second reading assigned)
Alleluia (Gospel Acclamation): Luke 5:32 — Alleluia, alleluia. I have come to call sinners, says the Lord, not the just. Alleluia.
Gospel: Mark 2:18-22
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