Message of 7-19-07
Published: Thu, 07/19/07
MESSAGE OF THE DAY
God sometimes shuts the door and shuts us in,
that He may speak, perchance through grief or pain,
and softly, heart to heart, above the din,
may tell some precious thought to us again.
- Anonymous
(Listen . . . )
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Ex 3:13-20; Ps 105:1 and 5, 8-9, 24-25, 26-27; Mt 11:28-30
R. (8a) The Lord remembers his covenant for ever.
Give thanks to the LORD, invoke his name;
make known among the nations his deeds.
Recall the wondrous deeds that he has wrought,
his portents, and the judgments he has uttered.
He remembers forever his covenant
which he made binding for a thousand generations(
Which he entered into with Abraham
and by his oath to Isaac.
He greatly increased his people
and made them stronger than their foes,
Whose hearts he changed, so that they hated his people,
and dealt deceitfully with his servants.
He sent Moses his servant;
Aaron, whom he had chosen.
They wrought his signs among them,
and wonders in the land of Ham.
Give thanks to the LORD, invoke his name;
make known among the nations his deeds.
Recall the wondrous deeds that he has wrought,
his portents, and the judgments he has uttered.
He remembers forever his covenant
which he made binding for a thousand generations(
Which he entered into with Abraham
and by his oath to Isaac.
He greatly increased his people
and made them stronger than their foes,
Whose hearts he changed, so that they hated his people,
and dealt deceitfully with his servants.
He sent Moses his servant;
Aaron, whom he had chosen.
They wrought his signs among them,
and wonders in the land of Ham.
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Praying the Daily Gospels
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- Matthew 11: 28-30 (Burdens removed)
When we try to live life only out of the capital of our own resources, we will surely become burdened. Those who embrace Jesus' way are promised shared burdens and spiritual refreshment.
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THE IMITATION OF CHRIST
- by Thomas a Kempis -
The Disciple
OPEN my heart, O Lord, to Your law and teach me to walk in the way of
Your commandments. Let me understand Your will. Let me remember Your
blessings -- all of them and each single one of them -- with great
reverence and care so that henceforth I may return worthy thanks for
them. I know that I am unable to give due thanks for even the least of
Your gifts. I am unworthy of the benefits You have given me, and when
I consider Your generosity my spirit faints away before its greatness.
All that we have of soul and body, whatever we possess interiorly or
exteriorly, by nature or by grace, are Your gifts and they proclaim
Your goodness and mercy from which we have received all good things.
-------- Bk. 3, Chapter 22
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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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