Message of 12-30--14

Published: Tue, 12/30/14

Message of the Day

“When I go aside in order to pray, I ﬁnd my heart unwilling to approach God; and when I tarry in prayer my heart is unwilling to abide in Him. Therefore I am compelled ﬁrst to pray to God to move my heart into Himself, and when I am in Him, I pray that my heart remain in Him.”

- John Bunyan

(This is a ﬁne example of how we can ask God for anything to help us live in God’s will. What do you need to ask God for at this time in your life?)

Daily Readings

1 JN 2:12-17; PS 96:7-10; LK 2:36-40

R. Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice!

Give to the LORD, you families of nations,

give to the LORD glory and praise;

give to the LORD the glory due his name!

Bring gifts, and enter his courts;

worship the LORD in holy attire.

Tremble before him, all the earth.

Say among the nations: The LORD is king.

He has made the world firm, not to be moved;

he governs the peoples with equity.

USCCB Lectionary

Reflection on the Scriptures

My prayer today focuses on giving God recognition. These are the days leading up to the Feast of the Epiphany. In today’s Gospel it is Anna, a holy woman focused on God, who has the epiphany.

Lord, open our senses to your presence.

As we fill our lives with responsibilities it often easier to manage than to trust.

Let us be willing to accept the roles that bring us closer to you. Give us the strength to live these roles with the Word of God in our hearts.

Also give us the grace that allows us to say “no” when saying “no” will bring us closer to you.

Lead us in a way that encourages us to take the time that is required to come to our personal Epiphanies.

- by Mike Cherney

Creighton Online Ministries

Spiritual Reading

Selected Quotes from the Writings of St. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)

We cannot live in a world that is interpreted for us by others.

An interpreted world is not a hope.

Part of the terror is to take back our own listening.

To use our own voice.

To see our own light.

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