Message of 5-31-07
Published: Thu, 05/31/07
MESSAGE OF THE DAY
The way God approaches the soul:
- I come to my beloved as the dew on the flowers.
- Mechthild of Magdeburg, "The Flowing Light of the Godhead"
(Let God come to you . . . )
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Zep 3:14-18a; Isaiah 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6; Mk 10: 46-52
R.
(6) Among you is the great and Holy One of Israel.
God indeed is my savior;
I am confident and unafraid.
My strength and my courage is the LORD,
and he has been my savior.
With joy you will draw water
at the fountain of salvation.
Give thanks to the LORD, acclaim his name;
among the nations make known his deeds,
proclaim how exalted is his name.
Sing praise to the LORD for his glorious achievement;
let this be known throughout all the earth.
Shout with exultation, O city of Zion,
for great in your midst
is the Holy One of Israel!
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God indeed is my savior;
I am confident and unafraid.
My strength and my courage is the LORD,
and he has been my savior.
With joy you will draw water
at the fountain of salvation.
Give thanks to the LORD, acclaim his name;
among the nations make known his deeds,
proclaim how exalted is his name.
Sing praise to the LORD for his glorious achievement;
let this be known throughout all the earth.
Shout with exultation, O city of Zion,
for great in your midst
is the Holy One of Israel!
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Praying the Daily Gospels
- by Philip St. Romain:
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- Mark 10:46-52 (Bold faith and prayer)
Time and again Jesus changed his plans so he could help someone in need. In today’s reading he restores sight to a blind man—one who lived by begging. Bartimaeus, the blind man, shows us the value of boldly asking for grace.
• Spend some time
with the verse “What do you want me to do for you?”
What is your reply?
• Pray for a deepening faith.
• Pray for a deepening faith.
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THE IMITATION OF CHRIST
- by Thomas a Kempis -
Vicious pleasure overcomes the soul that is given to the world. She
thinks that there are delights beneath these thorns, because she has
never seen or tasted the sweetness of God or the internal delight of
virtue. They, on the other hand, who entirely despise the world and
seek to live for God under the rule of holy discipline, are not
ignorant of the divine sweetness promised to those who truly renounce
the world. They see clearly how gravely the world errs, and in how
many ways it deceives.
--- Bk. 3, Chapter 20
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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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