Message of 8-12-08
Published: Sat, 08/09/08
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
"How still it is!
And yet there's music here,
Music alone goes with me all the way
Divinely clear.
Thou dost beat out at me
From the leaves of the chestnut tree."
- Evelyn Underhill -
(There is a stillness in Nature, for it springs fresh from the hand
of God and has no disquietude over what tomorrow might bring, or
what others might think. Creation reveals the Divine, especially
if we can ourselves become still and be open to its inner mystery. )
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Ez 2:8--3:4; Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131; Mt 18:1-5, 10,
12-14
R. (103a) How sweet to my taste is your promise!
In the way of your decrees I rejoice,
as much as in all riches.
Yes, your decrees are my delight;
they are my counselors.
The law of your mouth is to me more precious
than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
How sweet to my palate are your promises,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Your decrees are my inheritance forever;
the joy of my heart they are.
I gasp with open mouth,
in my yearning for your commands.
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GOSPEL MEDITATION
- from http://www.dailyscripture.net/
God does not rejoice in the loss of anyone, but desires that all be
saved and restored to fellowship with him. That is why the whole
community of heaven rejoices when one sinner is found and restored
to fellowship with God (Luke 15:7). Seekers of the lost are much
needed today. Do you pray and seek after those you know who have
lost their way to God?
"Lord Jesus, teach me your way of humility and simplicity of heart
that I may find perfect joy in you. May your light shine through me
that others may see your truth and love and find hope and peace in
you."
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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)
73. What does it profit you to give God one thing if he asks of you
another? Consider what it is God wants, and then do it. You will as
a result satisfy your heart better than with something toward which
you yourself are inclined.
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