Weekend Edition - A Daily Spiritual Seed
Published: Fri, 08/17/12
A Daily Spiritual Seed
Weekend Edition:
August 17-19, 2012
| Contents: - Weekend Scripture Readings - Spiritual Guidance - Discussion Board highlights - Affiliate Web Sites - Theology Note of the Week - Spiritual Growth Resources. - Book of the Week - Saint of the Week - Joke of the Week - Web Resource of the Week - - - Sunday: Prv 9:1-6; Ps 34:2-7; Eph 5:15-20; Jn 6:51-58 R. (9a) Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.  I will bless the LORD at all times;his praise shall be ever in my mouth. Let my soul glory in the LORD; the lowly will hear me and be glad. Glorify the LORD with me, let us together extol his name. I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Look to him that you may be radiant with joy, and your faces may not blush with shame. When the poor one called out, the LORD heard, and from all his distress he saved him. - - - Amazon
Gift Cards - - - Spiritual Guidance - see http://shalomplace.org/eve/forums
for these and hundreds of other
discussions. Emanuella House
of
Prayer: a place for prayer and silence in British
Columbia. Theology Note of the
Week Original Sin is a term used to describe the effect of Adam's sin on his descendants (Rom. 5:12-21). Specifically, it is our inheritance of a sinful nature from Adam. The sinful nature originated with Adam and is passed down from parent to child. We are by nature children of wrath (Eph. 2:3). |
Featured Spiritual
Growth Resources
 SpiritLife* Spiritual Enrichment * Spiritual Director Formation (optional) Classes begin August 25, 2012 Heartland Center for Spirituality. Great Bend, KS See http://heartlandspirituality.org/spiritlife Online Option (whole course or individual classes) - - - Book (movie, CD) of the Week Ostriches, Dung Beetles, and Other Spiritual Masters: A Book of Wisdom from the Wild, by Janice McLaughlin. Orbis Books, 2009. - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1570758425/ref=noism/christianspiritu/  Maryknoll Sister Janice spent
thirty-five years living and ministering in Africa and discovered
animals, birds, and plants as her spiritual masters. For example, she
found the elephant a model of community in the ways they care for their
young and injured. From A to Z, she relates examples of animals
personifying virtues which she could apply to her own life style.
Just as God exclaimed after each day of creation, "This is good", Janice saw God's beauty and goodnesss in every creature which was placed on the earth. She found wisdom in the wild; in the warthog, she found resourcefulness in seeking opportunities to pray; in the lion she saw playfulness and spiritual renewal. The buffalo is a model of responsible leadership; the giraffe mirrors adaptation and flexibility. The ugly hippopotamus exhibits humility and self-acceptance. The impala is a master of change; the spotted hyena knows how to laugh, and the weaver bird is creative in conflict management. Each of the 26 chapters, arranged alphabetically, begins with the description of the plant, animal , or insect, followed by life experiences of the habits of that creature, a few Scripture quotations, reflection questions, and suggestions for action. Each chapter has a sketch of the subject in question. Archbishop Tutu recommends the readers relish this warm and wonderful book, truly a gift from Sister Janice. (Thanks to Sr. Irene Hartman OP for this review.) Make the Christian Spirituality Bookstore your starting point for online shopping at Amazon.com. You can buy books, cds, videotapes, software, appliances and many other products at discount prices. As Amazon.com affiliate, we are paid a small fee for purchases originating from our web site. Every little bit helps! http://shalomplace.com/books/index.html - - - Saint of the Week - http://www.americancatholic.org/features/saints/saint.aspx?id=1113 - Bernard of Clairvaux (1091-1153): August 20  In the year 1111, at the age of
20, Bernard left his home to join the monastic community of Citeaux.
His five brothers, two uncles and some 30 young friends followed him
into the monastery. Within four years a dying community had recovered
enough vitality to establish a new house in the nearby valley of
Wormwoods, with Bernard as abbot. The zealous young man was quite
demanding, though more on himself than others. A slight breakdown of
health taught him to be more patient and understanding. The valley was
soon renamed Clairvaux, the valley of light.His ability as arbitrator and counselor became widely known. More and more he was lured away from the monastery to settle long-standing disputes. On several of these occasions he apparently stepped on some sensitive toes in Rome. Bernard was completely dedicated to the primacy of the Roman See. But to a letter of warning from Rome he replied that the good fathers in Rome had enough to do to keep the Church in one piece. If any matters arose that warranted their interest, he would be the first to let them know. Shortly thereafter it was Bernard who intervened in a full-blown schism and settled it in favor of the Roman pontiff against the antipope. The Holy See prevailed on Bernard to preach the Second Crusade throughout Europe. His eloquence was so overwhelming that a great army was assembled and the success of the crusade seemed assured. The ideals of the men and their leaders, however, were not those of Abbot Bernard, and the project ended as a complete military and moral disaster. Bernard felt responsible in some way for the degenerative effects of the crusade. This heavy burden possibly hastened his death, which came August 20, 1153. - - - Joke of the Week - The three golfers Three gentlemen are golfing one sunny day. They come to a difficult par with a water trap just after the tee. The first golfer proceeds to hit his ball right into the water. To retrieve it, he simply approaches the body of water and extends his golf club. The water parts, he takes his next shot and it lands on the green. The second golfer hits his ball towards the water, but rather than sink, the ball floats on top of the water. The golfer nonchalantly walks across the water and hits the ball onto the green. The third golfer hits his the ball directly into the water, where it quickly starts to sink. As the ball sinks, a fish grabs the ball in its mouth. At that very moment, a hawk plucks the fish out of the water and begins to carry it aloft. As the bird soars higher, a bolt of lightning startles the bird, which then drops the fish into a nearby tree. When the fish hits a branch of the tree, the ball pops out, rolls down the trunk of the tree, across the green and right into the hole... Moses turns to Jesus and says "You know, I hate golfing with your Father." - - - Web
Resource of the Week
15 Cool Word Illusions - http://www.marcofolio.net/other/15_cool_word_illusions.html This one's for when you need a little fun break. There's a link at the top to optical illusions as well. Enjoy! |
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