Message of 9-1-09
Published: Tue, 08/25/09
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A Daily Spiritual Seed
- resources for prayer and spiritual growth
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
Real life isn't always going to be perfect or go our way, but the
recurring acknowledgement of what is working in our lives can help
us not only to survive but surmount our difficulties.
- Sara Ban Breathnach
(What is "working" in your life? Take time to thank God for the
good things in your life.)
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
1 Thes 5:1-6, 9-11; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Lk 4:31-37
R. (13) I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in
the land of the living.
The LORD is my light and my salvation;
whom should I fear?
The LORD is my life's refuge;
of whom should I be afraid?
One thing I ask of the LORD;
this I seek:
To dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
That I may gaze on the loveliness of the LORD
and contemplate his temple.
I believe that I shall see the bounty of the LORD
in the land of the living.
Wait for the LORD with courage;
be stouthearted, and wait for the LORD.
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GOSPEL MEDITATION
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If demons, the fallen angels, believe in the power and authority of
the Son of God, how much more should we believe in the power and
authority of the gospel - the good news of Jesus Christ - with the
full assent of our minds and hearts and entrust our lives to the
Lord Jesus Christ? If we approach God's word submissively, with an
eagerness to do everything the Lord desires, we are in a much
better position to learn what God wants to teach us through his
word. Are you eager to be taught by the Lord and to conform your
life according to his word?
"Lord Jesus, your word is power and life. May I never doubt your
saving love and mercy, and the power of your word to bring healing,
restoration, and freedom from sin and oppression."
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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)
132. What we need most in order to make progress is to be silent
before this great God with our appetite and with our tongue, for
the language he best hears is silent love.
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