Message of 2-8-10
Published: Tue, 02/02/10
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
The One Who breathes into our hearts the heavenly hope, will not
deceive or fail us when we press forward to its realization.
- Anonymous
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13; Ps. 132:6-7, 8-10; Mk 6:53-56
R. (8a) Lord, go up to the place of your rest!
Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah;
we found it in the fields of Jaar.
Let us enter into his dwelling,
let us worship at his footstool.
Advance, O LORD, to your resting place,
you and the ark of your majesty.
May your priests be clothed with justice;
let your faithful ones shout merrily for joy.
For the sake of David your servant,
reject not the plea of your anointed.
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REFLECTION ON THE SCRIPTURES
- from "Daily Bread"
http://www.preacherexchange.com/daily_bread.htm
"As they were leaving the boat, people immediately recognized him.
As we imagine the people of Gennesaret scurrying about to get their
sick loved ones to Jesus, we should be grateful. We are the
beneficiaries of centuries of scientific knowledge and medical
advances. Illness, injury and disease are never welcome, but
compared with ancient peoples, we face these problems with relative
ease and hope for recovery. Even so, we must remember that whether
the help we need comes from our medicine cabinets, therapeutic
measures or healing professionals, ultimately all healing is from
the hand of God. As Jesus healed all who were brought to him, let
us work to see that people have equal access to God's healing
through the medical resources available to us today."
"For the just and equitable provision of health care, we pray."
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THE ADORNMENT OF THE SPIRITUAL MARRIAGE
by St. John of Rusybroeck (1293-1381)
From this obedience there springs the renunciation of one's own
will and one's own opinion, for none can submit his own will in all
things to the will of another, save the obedient man: though one
may obey in outward things and yet remain self-willed.
The forsaking of one's own will causes a man to live without
preference for either this or that, in doing or leaving undone, in
those things which are strange and special in the saints, in their
precepts and in their practice; but it makes him to live always
according to the glory and the commandments of God, and the will of
his prelates, and in peace with all men in his neighbourhood, so
far as true prudence permits.
- Chapter 14: Of the Renunciation of Self-Will
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LECTIO DIVINA PROCESS
- http://heartlandspirituality.org/vocations/prayer.html
First, you choose a passage of Scripture that you will pray with.
It might be the Gospel reading used in the liturgy of the day, or
anything else you want. The process then follows these steps:
* Reading (lectio) After settling in and quieting yourself,
read the passage slowly, prayerfully. Just let it sink in for a
minute or two, then read it a second time, paying closer attention
to the words or phrases that speak to you.
* Reflecting (meditatio) What do you hear God saying to you in
this passage? What words or phrases caught your attention?
* Responding (oratio) What do you want to say to God in
response to what you've heard? Here you can also voice your prayers
of petition, remorse, thanksgiving, praise, and so forth. If you
sense God speaking to you in your thoughts, feelings or
imagination, you respond as you would in any conversation.
* Resting (contemplatio) If, at any time, you feel drawn to
simply rest in the awareness of God's loving presence, you let
yourself do so. Remain in loving silence as long as you feel
comfortable, perhaps using a simple word or phrase from the
Scripture passage to help deepen your openness to rest in God.
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