Message of 10-29-09
Published: Sat, 10/24/09
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
Beware of reasoning about God's Word - obey it.
- Oswald Chambers
(It is not so important as to believe "in" God, as to believe God.)
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
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Rom 8:31b-39; Ps 109:21-22, 26-27, 30-31; Lk 13:31-35
R. (26b) Save me, O Lord, in your mercy.
Do you, O GOD, my Lord, deal kindly with me for your name's sake;
in your generous mercy rescue me;
For I am wretched and poor,
and my heart is pierced within me.
Help me, O LORD, my God;
save me, in your mercy,
And let them know that this is your hand;
that you, O LORD, have done this.
I will speak my thanks earnestly to the LORD,
and in the midst of the throng I will praise him,
For he stood at the right hand of the poor man,
to save him from those who would condemn his soul.
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GOSPEL MEDITATION
from "Praying the Daily Gospels," by Philip St. Romain:
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- Luke 13: 31-35 (Jesus and Herod)
Though Herod was king of Galilee, he was little more than a puppet
of Rome. Still feeling guilty over his murder of John the Baptist,
he has decided to kill Jesus who reminds him of John. But friendly
Pharisees alert Jesus to the danger. Jesus has his heart set on
Jerusalem, however, and will not be denied his destiny.
- What kind of man calls a king a fox? Why was Jesus unafraid
of Herod?
- What are some of the key secular issues of the day? How are
you taking a stand?
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NOTES FROM A CLASSICAL WORK
- "Imitation of Christ," by Thomas A. Kempis
The Voice of Christ
Bow humbly, therefore, under the will of all, and do not heed
who said
this or commanded that. But let it be your special care when
something
is commanded, or even hinted at, whether by a superior or an
inferior
or an equal, that you take it in good part and try honestly to
perform
it. Let one person seek one thing and another something else.
Let one
glory in this, another in that, and both be praised a thousand
times
over. But as for you, rejoice neither in one or the other, but
only in
contempt of yourself and in My pleasure and honor. Let this be
your
wish: That whether in life or in death God may be glorified in
you.
-------- Bk. 3, Chapter 49
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PRAYING WITH SCRIPTURE (Carmelite Method)
A. Introduction: settling in, relaxing in awareness of God's
presence.
B. Reading the text slowly, prayerfully.
C. Meditation: imaginative representation of the material;
reflection
on the meaning of the material and its application to one's life.
D. Affective prayer: conversation with God, attentive to sharing
feelings awakened in meditation. Prayer of petition, thanksgiving,
remorse.
E. Resting in God in silent loving awareness, if moved to do so.
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