Message of 4-28-15

Published: Tue, 04/28/15

A Daily Spiritual Seed
Tuesday: April 28, 2015
Message of the Day

Fear not because your prayer is stammering, your words feeble, and your language poor. Jesus can understand you. Just as a mother understands the first lispings of her infant, so does the blessed Saviour understand sinners. He can read a sigh, and see a meaning in a groan.
-  J. C. Ryle (1816-1900), A Call to Prayer

(Any time we turn our attention to God, it is prayer. Resolve to do so throughout the day today.)
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Daily Readings
 
ACTS 11:19-26;    PS 87:1B-3, 4-5, 6-7;    JN 10:22-30

R. All you nations, praise the Lord.

His foundation upon the holy mountains
the LORD loves:
The gates of Zion,
more than any dwelling of Jacob.
Glorious things are said of you,
O city of God!

I tell of Egypt and Babylon
among those who know the LORD;
Of Philistia, Tyre, Ethiopia:
“This man was born there.”
And of Zion they shall say:
“One and all were born in her;
And he who has established her
is the Most High LORD.”

They shall note, when the peoples are enrolled:
“This man was born there.”
And all shall sing, in their festive dance:
“My home is within you.”

USCCB Lectionary
 Reflection on the Scriptures
God is nothing if not persistent. And in the face of our own biases, fears, and ignorance, this is likely a good thing. For the deeper meaning of God's revelation is not necessarily obvious, especially when it counters our own preconceived certainties. It takes time, prayer, conversation, debate and often a good deal of hindsight to perceive God's voice. Discernment also entails following the path of discipleship. Like the sheep, Peter, and Cornelius, we may find that it is in the following that we learn how to listen. And like the circumcised believers, we may find ourselves both reduced to silence and inspired to praise a God of such abundant life.

- by Jay Carney

Creighton Online Ministries

SPIRITUAL READING


On Spiritual Direction
- by Philip St. Romain, M.S., D. Min.
     Excerpted from Handbook for Spiritual Directees

     http://shalomplace.com/view/handbook.html


   Introduction 

The ideal of spiritual direction is soundly rooted in our understanding of Christian community.  The Christian journey is not meant to be an individualistic, privatized spirituality.  It is in community that we discover who we are and what we have to share.  Spiritual direction provides an opportunity for a friendly and discerning experience of Christian community.  As a community of two, you and the spiritual director attempt to discern what the Spirit is doing in your life and how you are being called to share your giftedness.


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