“Those stupid Galatians!” - Readings for 10/8/26

Food for the Journey Classics · Oct 8, 2026 · 12m

St. Paul opens today’s First Reading with some harsh words. “You stupid Galatians!” he writes. “Who has bewitched you?”

He was angry with them. They had received the faith, but they were just going through the motions. They had not truly responded. And Paul is telling them, that doesn’t produce faith. Faith comes from hearing the Word of God and acting on it and allowing the Word of God to take root in you and bear fruit.

We need to take a look at that in our own hearts and lives.

Do you allow the seed, the power of God’s Word to be planted in you? Do you cultivate it?

God wants to give us a…