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Grant me, O Lord, to design only what is lawful and right, and afford me calmness of mind, and steadiness of purpose, that I may so do Thy will in this short life, as to obtain happiness in the world to come, for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
… Samuel
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GN 9:1-13; PS 102:16-18, 19-21, 29 AND 22-23
MK
8:27-33
Jesus and his disciples set out
for the villages of Caesarea Philippi.
Along the way he asked his disciples,
"Who do people say that I am?"
They said in reply,
"John the Baptist, others Elijah,
still others one of the prophets."
And he asked them,
"But who do you say that I
am?"
Peter said to him in reply,
"You are the Christ."
Then he warned them not to tell anyone about him.
He began to teach them
that the Son of Man must suffer greatly
and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes,
and be killed, and rise after three days.
He spoke this openly.
Then Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.
At this he turned around and,
looking at his disciples,
rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind me, Satan.
You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do."
USCCB Lectionary
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Mark 8: 27-33 (Who do you say he is?)
This passage marks a turning point in MarkÕs Gospel. The
community, through Peter, asserts its faith in Jesus as the Messiah and, in turn, challenges all people to answer this most important of all questions for themselves.
* Who do you say Jesus was/is? Why do you believe this?
* You may find it helpful to write a short letter to Jesus. Thank him for being who he is for you.
Paperback, Kindle
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God and I: Exploring the Connections between God, Self and Ego, by Philip St. Romain, 2016 (2nd ed.) ____________ Chapter 2: Self (excerpts)
Self. . . is the “I” or non-reflecting subject-of-attention that is intrinsic to human spiritual consciousness and, by extension, all manner of human experiences. With the exception of deep sleep, certain mystical
states, and incidences of brain injury, Self is always “here.” There is nowhere to go and nothing to do to experience Self in this manner; there is only to be aware of the fact that one is aware and that one was already aware, to some degree, before noticing that this is so. Self cannot be disposed of, for it is a given of our human manner of existence. Self and awareness, then, are one and the same, as the subjective sense of “I” cannot be extricated from
awareness. Hardback, paperback, eBook and free preview versions.
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