Message of 5-28-10
Published: Mon, 05/24/10
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
O how near are we to each other when we are all united in God! How
well do we converse when we have but a single will and a single
thought in Him who is all things in us! Would you find your true
friends, then? Seek them only in Him who is the single source of
true and eternal friendship. Would you speak with or hear from
them? Sink in silence into the bosom of Him who is the word, the
life, and the soul of all those who speak and live the truth. You
will find in Him not only every want supplied, but everything
perfect, which you find so imperfect in the creatures in whom you
confide.
- Francois Fenelon
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
1 Pt 4:7-13; Ps 96:10, 11-12, 13; Mk 11:11-26
R. The Lord comes to judge the earth.
Say among the nations: The LORD is king.
He has made the world firm, not to be moved;
he governs the peoples with equity.
Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice;
let the sea and what fills it resound;
let the plains be joyful and all that is in them!
Then shall all the trees of the forest exult.
Before the LORD, for he comes;
for he comes to rule the earth.
He shall rule the world with justice
and the peoples with his constancy.
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SCRIPTURE MEDITATION
- from
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
Mark's Gospel had Jesus overturning the money changer's tables and
reminding them of an earlier prophecy, "My house shall be called a
house of prayer for all peoples? But you have made it a den of
thieves." And then he gives us some incite into the strength of
our Faith when he tells the Apostles they can move a mountain into
the sea, if when they pray, they believe it will happen. This
really made me stop and think about how firmly I believe when I ask
for something. When I really want something, I always say Thy will
be done. But, Jesus said, first "forgive anyone against whom you
have a grievance, so that your heavenly Father may in turn forgive
you your transgressions". I'm pretty sure I haven't considered
that step in my prayer requests.
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SPIRITUAL READING
- Fenelon's "Maxims of the Saints"
Again, God is the regulator of the affections, as well as of the
outward actions. Sometimes the state which He inspires within us
is that of holy love; sometimes He inspires affections which have
love and faith for their basis, but have a specific character, and
then appear under other names, such as humility, forgiveness,
gratitude. But in all cases there is nothing holy, except what is
based upon the antecedent or "prevenient" grace of God. In all the
universe, there is hut one legitimate Originator. Man's business is
that of concurrence. And this view is applicable to all the stages
of Christian experience, from the lowest to the highest.
- Seventh Article
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PRAYING WITH SCRIPTURE (Benedictine Approach)
1. Relax. Settle in. Be aware that God is here, now, loving you.
2. Read a short passage of Scripture as though God were speaking
directly to you in it.
3. Choose a phrase from the passage that strikes you and repeat it
slowly, prayerfully, non-analytically.
4. When your heart is full, express to God the needs and sentiments
awakened by your meditation. When you're done, read another passage
and repeat steps 3 and 4.
5. If, at any time, you feel moved to simply be present to God in
loving silence, put the Scripture aside and rest in God.
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