Message of 6-11-07
Published: Mon, 06/11/07
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
Where do you stand in your relationship with the Lord? People often say, God is good to me, by which they mean that they have experienced good health or prosperity. What a person possesses is not always a safe measure of his dedication to the Lord.
- Theodore Epp
(How do you evaluate where you are in your relationship with God? How do you think it's going these days?)
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- At-home summer retreat begins this Wednesday, June 13th
Theme: Silence, Solitude and Sabbath
Presenter: Kathy Bence, D. Min.
Cost: $35.00
- see http://shalomplace.
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6; Mt 5:1-12
R. The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.
Sing to the LORD a new song,
for he has done wondrous deeds;
His right had has won victory for him,
his holy arm.
The LORD has made his salvation known:
in the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice.
He has remembered his kindness and faithfulness
toward the house of Israel.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation by our God.
Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands;
break into song; sing praise.
Sing praise to the LORD with the harp,
with the harp and melodious song.
With trumpets and the sound of the horn
sing joyfully before the King, the LORD.
Sing to the LORD a new song,
for he has done wondrous deeds;
His right had has won victory for him,
his holy arm.
The LORD has made his salvation known:
in the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice.
He has remembered his kindness and faithfulness
toward the house of Israel.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation by our God.
Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands;
break into song; sing praise.
Sing praise to the LORD with the harp,
with the harp and melodious song.
With trumpets and the sound of the horn
sing joyfully before the King, the LORD.
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Praying the Daily Gospels
- by Philip St. Romain:
- http://www.liguori.org/productdetails.cfm?PC=6614
- Matthew 5: 1-12 (The Beatitudes)
As we begin our twelve weeks of reflection on the Gospel of Matthew, we hear the Beatitudes, a collection of promises extended to the lowly, the humble, and the just. You are blest," Christ promises us. We need only claim our blessings.
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THEOLOGICAL GEMS FROM EMIL MERCH'S THEOLOGY OF THE MYSTICAL BODY
from http://www.innerexplorations.com/chtheomortext/theolgems.htm
(With the Fall) nothing is lost except the supernatural gift; but this loss... leaves in nature an inner emptiness, an upsetting of equilibrium, a defect that is less than in the case of mortal sin, yet real.
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LECTIO DIVINA METHOD (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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