Message of 8-25-09
Published: Fri, 08/21/09
- resources for prayer and spiritual growth
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
Whenever I am conscious of Satan's presence, I try to follow the
formula once offered by a little girl: "When Satan knocks, I just
send Christ to the door."
- Billy Graham
(What door do you need to send Christ to answer these days?)
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
1 Thes 2:1-8; Ps 139:1-3, 4-6; Mt 23:23-26
R. (1) You have searched me and you know me, Lord.
O LORD, you have probed me and you know me;
you know when I sit and when I stand;
you understand my thoughts from afar.
My journeys and my rest you scrutinize,
with all my ways you are familiar.
Even before a word is on my tongue,
behold, O LORD, you know the whole of it.
Behind me and before, you hem me in
and rest your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
too lofty for me to attain.
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GOSPEL MEDITATION
- from http://www.dailyscripture.net/
The essence of God's commandments is love - love of God and love of
neighbor. God is love and everything he does flows from his love
for us. True love is unconditional, costly, and sacrificial - it
both embraces and lifts the burdens of others. Do you allow the
love of God to transform your whole life - including the way you
think of others, speak of them, and treat them?
"Lord Jesus, fill me with your love and mercy that I may always
think, speak, and treat others with fairness, kindness, patience,
and goodness."
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PRAYING WITH SCRIPTURE (Ignatian Method)
A. Preparation: acts of faith and reverence in the presence of God;
asking grace of a good meditation; petition for specific graces
sought in meditation.
B. Reading the Scriptures slowly, prayerfully.
C. Exercise of the memory, imagination, and intellect:
consideration of the material.. What practical applications are
suggested?
D. Expression of feelings and sentiments awakened in meditation.
Conversation with God.
E. Exercise of will and imagination in making resolutions. Prayer
for grace to fulfill resolutions.
F. Vocal prayer (Our Father, Hail Mary, other prayers).
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NOTES FROM A CLASSICAL WORK
"Sayings of Light and Love," by St. John of the Cross (jottings
from his notebooks)
131. My Beloved, all that is rugged and toilsome I desire for
myself, and all that is sweet and delightful I desire for you.
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