Message of 6-5-07
Published: Tue, 06/05/07
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
"One day you'll see him and another you won't. He doesn't like being tied down and of course he has other countries to attend to. It's quite all right. He'll often drop in. Only you mustn't press him. He's wild, you know. Not like a tame lion."
~C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, (1950)
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If God were small enough to be understood, He would not be big enough to be worshiped.
- Evelyn Underhill
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LECTIONARY READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Tb 2:9-14; Ps 112:1-2, 7-8, 9; Mk 12:13-17
R.
(see 7c) The heart of the just one is firm, trusting in the Lord.
Blessed the man who fears the LORD,
who greatly delights in his commands.
His posterity shall be mighty upon the earth;
the upright generation shall be blessed.
An evil report he shall not fear;
his heart is firm, trusting in the LORD.
His heart is steadfast; he shall not fear
till he looks down upon his foes.
Lavishly he gives to the poor;
his generosity shall endure forever;
his horn shall be exalted in glory.
Blessed the man who fears the LORD,
who greatly delights in his commands.
His posterity shall be mighty upon the earth;
the upright generation shall be blessed.
An evil report he shall not fear;
his heart is firm, trusting in the LORD.
His heart is steadfast; he shall not fear
till he looks down upon his foes.
Lavishly he gives to the poor;
his generosity shall endure forever;
his horn shall be exalted in glory.
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Praying the Daily Gospels
- by Philip St. Romain:
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- Mark 12:13-17 (God and Caesar)
Today’s reading describes another important confrontation between Jesus and the authorities. They try to trap him by baiting him with tax resistance
and secular alternatives, either of which will damage his influence. He sees through their maliciousness, however, and distinguishes between religious and secular responsibilities.
• Are
you a good citizen? Do you participate in the political process at
least by voting?
• Is it ever appropriate for a Christian to disobey governmental authorities? When?
• Is it ever appropriate for a Christian to disobey governmental authorities? When?
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SAYINGS OF LIGHT AND LOVE
by St. John of the Cross
- jottings from his notebooks
4. It is better to be burdened and in company with the strong than to be unburdened and with the weak. When you are burdened you are close to God, your strength, who abides with the afflicted. When you are relieved of the burden you are close to yourself, your own weakness; for virtue and strength of soul grow and are confirmed in the trials of patience.
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PRAYING WITH SCRIPTURE (Ignatian Method)
A. Preparation: acts of faith and reverence in the presence of God; asking grace of a good meditation; petition for specific graces sought in meditation.
B. Reading the Scriptures slowly, prayerfully.
C. Exercise of the memory, imagination, and intellect: consideration of the material.. What practical applications are suggested?
D. Expression of feelings and sentiments awakened in meditation. Conversation with God.
E. Exercise of will and imagination in making resolutions. Prayer for grace to fulfill resolutions.
F. Vocal prayer (Our Father, Hail Mary, other prayers).
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