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The Shepherd does not ask of thee, faith in thy faith, but only faith in Him: and this He meant in saying, ‘Come unto me’. In light or darkness seek to do His will, and leave the work of faith to Jesus still. -
Anonymous
(What do you need to entrust to Jesus? Turn this over to his care and be at peace this
day.)
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1 JN 3:11-21; PS 100:1B-2, 3, 4,
5
JN 1:43-51
Jesus decided to go to Galilee, and he found Philip.
And Jesus said to him, "Follow me."
Now Philip was
from Bethsaida, the town of Andrew and Peter.
Philip found Nathanael and told him,
"We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the law,
and also the prophets, Jesus, son of Joseph, from Nazareth."
But Nathanael said to him,
"Can anything good come from Nazareth?"
Philip said to him, "Come and see."
Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him,
"Here is a true child of Israel.
There is no duplicity in
him."
Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?"
Jesus answered and said to him,
"Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree."
Nathanael answered him,
"Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel."
Jesus answered and said to him,
"Do you believe
because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree?
You will see greater things than this."
And he said to him, "Amen, amen, I say to you,
you
will see the sky opened and the angels of God
ascending and descending on the Son of Man." USCCB Lectionary
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John 1:43-51: Jesus, Philip, and Nathanael
The calling of the apostles is one of the most revered of Christian traditions.Today's reading recalls the traditions surrounding the call of Philip and of Nathanael, probably identified in the other gospels as the apostle
Bartholomew.
* How has God called you to be a follower of Jesus Christ? Who were his instruments? Recall the occasions that were turning points for you.
* How and why did you choose to become involved with the community of which you are now a member? Do you feel open to inviting others to join? Why? Why
not?
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God and I: Exploring the Connections between God, Self and Ego, by Philip St. Romain, 2016 (2nd ed.) ____________ Chapter 6: The Journey to Individuation: The Ego-Self Relationship Every human individual exists, then, as a unique expression of what it means to be a
human being. As members of a species, we all share many traits, but we do so each in our own unique manner. No two of us are the same; even monozygous twins, who are genetically identical, develop their own individual characteristics. What this all suggests is an existential duty for individuals to develop the uniqueness that each of us is capable of realizing and expressing. Although it was not our idea in the first place to exist -- to be -- here we are, each of us, an
individual potentiality awaiting to be developed. One must, then, at some point in life, make a commitment to one’s own development and discovery, first by striving to live more authentically as discussed in our previous chapter, and also by developing and integrating one’s potential. Without such a commitment, one’s cultural conditioning (including false
self programming) will most likely determine the roles, work and relationships that influence Ego identity. Hardback, paperback, eBook and free preview versions.
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