Message of 1-28-10
Published: Sun, 01/24/10
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
No man or woman of the humblest sort can really be strong, gentle,
pure and good without the world being better for it, without
somebody being helped and comforted by the very existence of that
goodness.
- Phillips Brooks
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
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2 Sm 7:18-19, 24-29; Ps. 132:1-2, 3-5, 11, 12, 13-14; Mk
4:21-25
R. (Lk 1:32b) The Lord God will give him the throne of David, his
father.
LORD, remember David
and all his anxious care;
How he swore an oath to the LORD,
vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob.
"I will not enter the house where I live,
nor lie on the couch where I sleep;
I will give my eyes no sleep,
my eyelids no rest,
Till I find a home for the LORD,
a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob."
The LORD swore an oath to David
a firm promise from which he will not withdraw:
"Your own offspring
I will set upon your throne."
"If your sons keep my covenant,
and the decrees which I shall teach them,
Their sons, too, forever
shall sit upon your throne."
For the LORD has chosen Zion,
he prefers her for his dwelling:
"Zion is my resting place forever;
in her I will dwell, for I prefer her."
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SCRIPTURE MEDITATION
from "Praying the Daily Gospels," by Philip St. Romain:
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- Mark 4: 21-25 (Nothing is hidden from God)
Truth and love cannot be forever suppressed, Jesus tells us. Like
light shining in darkness, the works of a disciple of Jesus will
not remain hidden. It is precisely these works which will prevent
the darkness of sin from completely overtaking the world.
- Emerson wrote, "Be careful of what you want, for you will get
it." What are you really seeking in your everyday involvements? Why?
- Pray for the grace of purity of intention.
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NOTES FROM A CLASSICAL WORK
- "Imitation of Christ," by Thomas A. Kempis
The Disciple
In truth, I confess that I am deserving of all scorn and
contempt.
Neither is it fitting that I should be remembered among Your
devoted
servants. And although it is hard for me to hear this, yet for
truth's
sake I will allege my sins against myself, so that I may more
easily
deserve to beg Your mercy. What shall I say, guilty as I am and
full
of all confusion? My tongue can say nothing but this alone: "I
have
sinned, O Lord, I have sinned; have mercy on me and pardon me.
Suffer
me a little that I may pour out my grief, before I go to that
dark
land that is covered with the shadow of death."
- Chapter 52
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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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