Message of 4-8-10
Published: Mon, 04/05/10
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
There is not room for Death,
Nor atom that his might could render void:
Thou - Thou art Being and Breath,
And what Thou art may never be destroyed.
~Emily Bronte
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8:2ab and 5, 6-7, 8-9; Lk 24:35-48
R. (2ab) O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the
earth!
O LORD, our Lord,
how glorious is your name over all the earth!
What is man that you should be mindful of him,
or the son of man that you should care for him?
You have made him little less than the angels,
and crowned him with glory and honor.
You have given him rule over the works of your hands,
putting all things under his feet.
All sheep and oxen,
yes, and the beasts of the field,
The birds of the air, the fishes of the sea,
and whatever swims the paths of the seas.
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SCRIPTURE MEDITATION
from "Praying the Daily Gospels," by Philip St. Romain:
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- Luke 24: 35-48 (Jesus appears to his disciples.)
There is little doubt that Jesus' disciples believed that he had
been raised from the dead and that they experienced him in a
profoundly significant way. In today's reading Luke tries to
express some of the impressions left by the risen Christ on his
disciples. He leaves us with as many questions as answers,
however. What was the nature of this risen body, for example?
These are questions we cannot answer. Like the disciples, we are
simply invited to accept Jesus as our risen lord.
- How do you feel about the prospect of your own death? How does
belief in the Resurrection help you live more fully before death?
- Spend some time hearing Jesus say to you, "Peace be with you."
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NOTES FROM A CLASSICAL WORK
- "Imitation of Christ," by Thomas A. Kempis
The Voice of Christ
Nature is not willing to die, or to be kept down, or to be
overcome.
Nor will it subdue itself or be made subject. Grace, on the
contrary,
strives for mortification of self. She resists sensuality, seeks
to be
in subjection, longs to be conquered, has no wish to use her own
liberty, loves to be held under discipline, and does not desire
to
rule over anyone, but wishes rather to live, to stand, and to be
always under God for Whose sake she is willing to bow humbly to
every
human creature.
- chapter 54
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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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