Message of 7-30-07
Published: Mon, 07/30/07
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
The Almighty does nothing without reason, though the frail mind of man cannot explain the reasons.
- St. Augustine
(God's ways are not our ways, and that's a good thing, no?)
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Ex 32:15-24, 30-34; Ps 106:19-20, 21-22, 23; Mt 13:31-35
R.
(1a) Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.
Our fathers made a calf in Horeb
and adored a molten image;
They exchanged their glory
for the image of a grass-eating bullock.
They forgot the God who had saved them,
who had done great deeds in Egypt,
Wondrous deeds in the land of Ham,
terrible things at the Red Sea.
Then he spoke of exterminating them,
but Moses, his chosen one,
Withstood him in the breach
to turn back his destructive wrath.
Our fathers made a calf in Horeb
and adored a molten image;
They exchanged their glory
for the image of a grass-eating bullock.
They forgot the God who had saved them,
who had done great deeds in Egypt,
Wondrous deeds in the land of Ham,
terrible things at the Red Sea.
Then he spoke of exterminating them,
but Moses, his chosen one,
Withstood him in the breach
to turn back his destructive wrath.
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Praying the Daily Gospels
- by Philip St. Romain:
- http://www.liguori.org/productdetails.cfm?PC=6614
- Matthew 13: 31-35 Parables of growth
"Things take time,” proclaims a poster circulated widely today. Jesus would have concurred. Although beginning in relative obscurity, the influence of Christ through his Church has been a powerful leaven for good in the world. His influence in our lives can be no less encouraging.
• Are you a
better person now than you were six months ago? One year ago? Five
years ago? How?
• Spend some time with this passage from Paul’s writings: “Although the outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day” 2 Corinthians 4:16.
• Spend some time with this passage from Paul’s writings: “Although the outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day” 2 Corinthians 4:16.
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THEOLOGICAL GEMS FROM EMIL MERCH'S THEOLOGY OF THE MYSTICAL BODY
from http://www.innerexplorations.com/chtheomortext/theolgems.htm
199. At last the spark leaps: the Word is made flesh. The whole of the divinity is contained in that one spark. The result is the birth of the only-begotten, incarnate Word; but it is also the communication of life, grace, light, truth, and divine sonship to the whole human race.
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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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