Message of 7-29-08
Published: Thu, 07/17/08
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
He who searches for Divine Reality with all his heart and soul and
finds it, becomes aware that, before he began to seek God, God was
seeking him, in order to draw him into the joy of fellowship with
Him, into the peace of His Presence; even as a child who has
strayed, when he is safely back in his mother's arms, realises that
she had been searching for him, with deep maternal love, before he
had begun to think about her.
- Sadhu Sundar Singh
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Jer 14:17-22; Ps 79:8, 9, 11 and 13; Jn 11:19-27
R. (9) For the glory of your name, O Lord, deliver us.
Remember not against us the iniquities of the past;
may your compassion quickly come to us,
for we are brought very low.
Help us, O God our savior,
because of the glory of your name;
Deliver us and pardon our sins
for your name's sake.
Let the prisoners' sighing come before you;
with your great power free those doomed to death.
Then we, your people and the sheep of your pasture,
will give thanks to you forever;
through all generations we will declare your praise.
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GOSPEL MEDITATION
- from http://www.dailyscripture.net/
Jesus states unequivocally the he himself is the Resurrection and
the Life. The life he offers is abundant life - life which issues
from God himself. And eternal life - the fulness of life which
knows no end. Do you seek the abundant life which Jesus offers to
those who believe in him?
"Lord Jesus, you are the Resurrection and the Life. Strengthen my
faith and hope in your promises that I may radiate the joy of the
gospel to others."
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PRAYING WITH SCRIPTURE (Ignatian Method)
A. Preparation: acts of faith and reverence in the presence of God;
asking grace of a good meditation; petition for specific graces
sought in meditation.
B. Reading the Scriptures slowly, prayerfully.
C. Exercise of the memory, imagination, and intellect:
consideration of the material.. What practical applications are
suggested?
D. Expression of feelings and sentiments awakened in meditation.
Conversation with God.
E. Exercise of will and imagination in making resolutions. Prayer
for grace to fulfill resolutions.
F. Vocal prayer (Our Father, Hail Mary, other prayers).
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NOTES FROM A CLASSICAL WORK
"Sayings of Light and Love," by St. John of the Cross (jottings
from his notebooks)
71. Consider that God reigns only in the peaceful and disinterested
soul.
(Note: "disinterested," here, means "detached.")
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