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The beginning of our happiness
lies in the understanding that
life without wonder is not worth living.
- Abraham Heschel
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1 COR 4:1-5; PS 37:3-4, 5-6, 27-28, 39-40
LK 5:33-39
The scribes and Pharisees said to
Jesus,
"The disciples of John the Baptist fast often and offer prayers,
and the disciples of the Pharisees do the same;
but yours eat and drink."
Jesus answered them, "Can you make the wedding guests fast
while the bridegroom is with them?
But the days will come, and when the bridegroom is taken away from them,
then they will fast in those days."
And he also told them a parable.
"No one tears a piece from a new cloak to patch an old one.
Otherwise, he will tear the
new
and the piece from it will not match the old cloak.
Likewise, no one pours new wine into old wineskins.
Otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins,
and it will be spilled, and the skins will be ruined.
Rather, new wine must be poured into fresh wineskins.
And no one who has been drinking old wine desires new,
for he says, 'The old is good.'"
USCCB Lectionary
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Praying the Daily Gospels: A Guide to Meditation, by Philip St. Romain,
2018 (3rd ed.) ____________
Luke 5: 33-39 (Jesus, the bridegroom.)
Far from being rigid ascetics, Jesus and his disciples are considered
quite lax when compared with other Jewish notions of spirituality. Jesus explains that he and his disciples are more interested in celebrating life than in shriveling in old traditions.
* What are some of your "old skins" that you find hardest to shed for the sake of the gospel? Pray for the grace to be willing to change these
habits.
* Think of something worth celebrating today. Call it to mind several times through the day and share your joy with others.
Paperback, Kindle and eBook
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God and I: Exploring the Connections between God, Self and Ego, by Philip St. Romain, 2016 (2nd
ed.) ____________ Chapter 8: Mystical Union: Self and God
Prayer of Union and Beyond
The Prayer of Transforming Union is a further development of contemplative prayer, indicating full union between God and an individual. It is called “transforming” because God’s grace continues to deepen the theotic process unimpeded by any
obstacles in the psychological or spiritual dimensions of our human nature. This does not mean that those in this state are perfect or infallible, however. Mistakes and even small sins can also still happen, and do. Because the human spirit is completely surrendered to God, its Egoic manifestations are rooted in the Self-God ground of our being, and its operations are informed by the gifts of the Spirit. Such an Ego would be not only Spirit-centered, but Spirit-transformed, manifesting the gifts
and fruits of the Spirit through its activities. Hardback, paperback, eBook and free preview versions.
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