Message of 4-20-2023

Published: Thu, 04/20/23

A Daily Spiritual Seed
Thursday: April 20, 2023

Message of the Day

Grace strikes us when we are in great pain ....Sometimes at that moment a wave of light breaks into our darkness, and it is as though a voice were saying, 'You are accepted.'
- Paul Tillich

(Be open to receiving God's acceptance of you as you are. Rest in the peace of this grace.)

Daily Readings

Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34:2 and 9, 17-18, 19-20

Jn 3:31-36

The one who comes from above is above all.
The one who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of earthly things.
But the one who comes from heaven is above all.
He testifies to what he has seen and heard,
but no one accepts his testimony.
Whoever does accept his testimony certifies that God is trustworthy.
For the one whom God sent speaks the words of God.
He does not ration his gift of the Spirit.
The Father loves the Son and has given everything over to him.
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life,
but whoever disobeys the Son will not see life,
but the wrath of God remains upon him.

USCCB readings

Reflection on the Scriptures

John 3: 31-36 (Jesus is Lord of all)

John proclaims that Jesus is formed from above, meaning Jesus is God. He does not see Jesus as merely an enlightened or wise man or a prophet. Rather, Jesus is one who speaks God's own words, and our response to him should be one of reverent obedience.

* Many saints have said that obedience to Jesus allowed them to fully experience freedom. Do you experience the truth of this paradox in your own life?

* In what area of your life are you most obedient to Jesus? Most disobedient?

* Pray for the grace to allow Jesus to be Lord of your life.

-from Praying the Daily Gospels

Creighton Online Ministries

Spiritual Reading

Proverbs for Perspective and Spiritual Living

by Philip St. Romain, M.S., D. Min.

From Pathways to Serenity, 1989, Liguori Publications; reprinted by Contemplative Ministries, Inc., 2013 (Minor editing applied.) - https://shalomplace.com/view/pathview.html

Included in Light for the Christian Journey, 2020: Contemplative Ministries, Inc.
https://shalomplace.com/view/light-journey.html

II. Awareness

10. There is indeed such a thing as an error in judgment, but it is not so common as errors in awareness. Lapses in awareness account for most traffic accidents, broken appointments, and keys locked inside cars.

11. Spiritual consciousness cannot be sustained so long as you retain ideas of win-or-else competitiveness, deservingness, pretentiousness, and selfish ambition — all of which the powers of sin support.

12. Preoccupations are largely about fear. They absorb your time and make you unaware of reality.

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