Message of 9-15-15

Published: Tue, 09/15/15

Message of the Day

I choose gentleness… Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice may it be only in praise. If I clench my ﬁst, may it be only in prayer. If I make a demand, may it be only of myself.

- Max Lucado

(Adopt a gentle . . . loving . . . presence . . . now. . . )

Daily Readings

1 TM 3:1-13; PS 101:1-3, 5, 6; JN 19:25-27

R. I will walk with blameless heart.

Of mercy and judgment I will sing;

to you, O LORD, I will sing praise.

I will persevere in the way of integrity;

when will you come to me?

I will walk with blameless heart,

within my house;

I will not set before my eyes

any base thing.

Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret,

him will I destroy.

The man of haughty eyes and puffed up heart

I will not endure.

My eyes are upon the faithful of the land,

that they may dwell with me.

He who walks in the way of integrity

shall be in my service.

USCCB Lectionary

Reflection on the Scriptures

(Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows)

Let me stand and mourn with you, O Mother. Through your Son’s life you bore the pain. He was destined to be a sign that would be contradicted, and yes, Simeon was right; the sword did pierce your heart. With the little babe in your arms, Joseph and you fled to save him from being slaughtered. When the Child was missing for three days, you found him in his Father’s house. When your own kinsfolk thought he was out of his mind, you went looking for him. You pondered all these in your heart. You stood by Him. Even as your tears fell.

Let me stand and mourn with you, O Mother. Permit me to mingle my tears with yours. Allow me to share your grief. Let me learn to feel as you do. Help me understand the depth of His love for me, a sinner. Foster in me the urgency to reach out to those in anguish. Remove the complacency in me so that I become sensitive to the needs of others. Let me hear these words everyday: “Woman, behold your son.” For he died for me. And you stood by Him. Even as your tears fell.

- by Roland Coehlho, S. J.

Creighton Online Ministries

SPIRITUAL READING

Revelations of Divine Love
- by Julian of Norwich

Chapter 6

“The Goodness of God is the highest prayer, and it cometh down to the lowest part of our need”

THIS Shewing was made to learn our soul wisely to cleave to the Goodness of God.

And in that time the custom of our praying was brought to mind: how we use for lack of understanding and knowing of Love, to take many means [whereby to beseech Him].

Then saw I truly that it is more worship to God, and more very delight, that we faithfully pray to Himself of His Goodness and cleave thereunto by His Grace, with true understanding, and steadfast by love, than if we took all the means that heart can think. For if we took all these means, it is too little, and not full worship to God: but in His Goodness is all the whole, and there faileth right nought.

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