Message of 5-18-07
Published: Fri, 05/18/07
MESSAGE OF THE DAY
Experience has taught me that the Shepherd is far more willing to show His sheep the path than the sheep are to follow. He is endlessly merciful, patient, tender, and loving. If we, His stupid and wayward sheep, really want to be led, we will without fail be led. Of that I am sure.
- Elisabeth Elliot
(Do you want to be led? Ask Spirit to teach you how to follow.)
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Acts 18:9-18; Ps 47:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; Jn 16:20-23
R.
(8a) God is king of all the earth.
All you peoples, clap your hands,
shout to God with cries of gladness,
For the LORD, the Most High, the awesome,
is the great king over all the earth.
He brings people under us;
nations under our feet.
He chooses for us our inheritance,
the glory of Jacob, whom he loves.
God mounts his throne amid shouts of joy;
the LORD, amid trumpet blasts.
Sing praise to God, sing praise;
sing praise to our king, sing praise.
All you peoples, clap your hands,
shout to God with cries of gladness,
For the LORD, the Most High, the awesome,
is the great king over all the earth.
He brings people under us;
nations under our feet.
He chooses for us our inheritance,
the glory of Jacob, whom he loves.
God mounts his throne amid shouts of joy;
the LORD, amid trumpet blasts.
Sing praise to God, sing praise;
sing praise to our king, sing praise.
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Praying the Daily Gospels
- by Philip St. Romain:
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- John 16: 20-23 (Our hearts will rejoice)
The disciples of Jesus loved him dearly and were upset to hear him speak of leaving them. Jesus compares their sorrow to that of a woman in labor, suffering now but rejoicing when her child is born. So shall it be with those who long for the things of God.
• Gibran wrote,
"Your joy is your sorrow unmasked... .The deeper that sorrow carves
into your being, the more joy you can contain.” Has this been
your experience?
• Who or what has brought you your greatest joys? What sorrows have accompanied these experiences?
• Who or what has brought you your greatest joys? What sorrows have accompanied these experiences?
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ABANDONMENT TO DIVINE PROVIDENCE
- by Jean Pierre de Caussade, S.J.
"The power of the most High shall over-shadow thee‚" (Luke 1, 35), said the
angel to Mary. This shadow, beneath which is hidden the power of God for the
purpose of bringing forth Jesus Christ in the soul, is the duty, the
attraction, or the cross that is presented to us at each moment. These are,
in fact, but shadows like those in the order of nature which, like a veil,
cover sensible objects and hide them from us. Therefore in the moral and
supernatural order the duties of each moment conceal, under the semblance of
dark shadows, the truth of their divine character which alone should rivet
the attention. It was in this light that Mary beheld them. Also these
shadows diffused over her faculties, far from creating illusion, did but
increase her faith in Him who is unchanging and unchangeable. The archangel
may depart. He has delivered his message, and his moment has passed. Mary
advances without ceasing, and is already far beyond him. The Holy Spirit,
who comes to take possession of her under the shadow of the angel’s words,
will never abandon her.
-- Book 1, Chapter 1, Section 1
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