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"Instead of hating the people you think are war-makers, hate the appetites and the disorder in your own soul, which are the causes of war. If you love peace, then hate injustice, hate tyranny, hate greed — but hate these things in yourself, not in another.”
- Thomas
Merton
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EX 3:13-20; PS 105:1 AND 5, 8-9, 24-25, 26-27
MT 11:28-30
Jesus said:
"Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,
and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,
for I am meek and humble of heart;
and you
will find rest for yourselves.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden light." USCCB Lectionary
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Matthew 11: 28-30 (Burdens removed)
When we try to live life only out of the capital of our own resources, we will surely become burdened. Those who embrace JesusÕ way are promised shared burdens and spiritual refreshment.
* What burdens do you need help shouldering? Tell Jesus about them, articulating your feelings about these burdens. Ask him to let you know he is with you. Resolve to share these feelings with a friend whom you trust.
* Spend some time with the verse “Come to me...." Feel God’s desire for you.
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God and I: Exploring the Connections between God, Self and Ego, by Philip St. Romain, 2016 (2nd ed.) ____________ Chapter 4: The False Self System There is much more that could be said about all this, but for purposes of the present discussion we note that the problem is not the existence of Ego, but its formation in the context of conditional love. A whole system of mental and emotional programming develops to cope with the fear, shame, distrust, and resentment that ensue from being loved conditionally. This system, not the Ego, is what goes by the name false
self. Because it pervades the operations of the Ego, and many aspects of the unconscious as well, the false self system of programming needs to be understood if we are to become disentangled from it.
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