Message of 11-24-08
Published: Fri, 11/21/08
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
God had brought me to my knees and made me acknowledge my own
nothingness, and out of that knowledge I had been reborn. I was no
longer the centre of my life and therefore I could see God in
everything.
- Bede Griffiths
(Who/what is the center of your life?)
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5; Ps 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6; Lk 21:1-4
R. (see 6) Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face.
The LORD's are the earth and its fullness;
the world and those who dwell in it.
For he founded it upon the seas
and established it upon the rivers.
Who can ascend the mountain of the LORD?
or who may stand in his holy place?
He whose hands are sinless, whose heart is clean,
who desires not what is vain.
He shall receive a blessing from the LORD,
a reward from God his savior.
Such is the race that seeks for him,
that seeks the face of the God of Jacob.
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REFLECTION ON THE SCRIPTURES
- from "Daily Bread"
http://www.preacherexchange.com/daily_bread.htm
"These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes."
Sainthood is often cloaked in lowliness and anonymity. Most of us
will just go along, doing our best each day to love God and
neighbor, unrecognized and often unthanked. Like that mysterious
144,000 (biblical number for perfect, complete or full count of
those to be saved), and like the poor widow with her two small
coins, we aren't getting our names up in lights here on this earth.
Our first clue may come when, at the moment of our death, we hear
the one Voice we have waited and longed for all our lives say to
us, "Well done! Welcome home. I'm so happy to see you!"
"Lord, grant us the grace to see you, love you and follow you more
closely day by day."
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LECTIO DIVINA PROCESS
- http://heartlandspirituality.org/vocations/prayer.html
First, you choose a passage of Scripture that you will pray with.
It might be the Gospel reading used in the liturgy of the day, or
anything else you want. The process then follows these steps:
* Reading (lectio) After settling in and quieting yourself,
read the passage slowly, prayerfully. Just let it sink in for a
minute or two, then read it a second time, paying closer attention
to the words or phrases that speak to you.
* Reflecting (meditatio) What do you hear God saying to you in
this passage? What words or phrases caught your attention?
* Responding (oratio) What do you want to say to God in
response to what you've heard? Here you can also voice your prayers
of petition, remorse, thanksgiving, praise, and so forth. If you
sense God speaking to you in your thoughts, feelings or
imagination, you respond as you would in any conversation.
* Resting (contemplatio) If, at any time, you feel drawn to
simply rest in the awareness of God's loving presence, you let
yourself do so. Remain in loving silence as long as you feel
comfortable, perhaps using a simple word or phrase from the
Scripture passage to help deepen your openness to rest in God.
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THEOLOGICAL GEMS FROM EMIL MERCH'S "THEOLOGY OF THE MYSTICAL BODY"
from http://www.innerexplorations.com/chtheomortext/theolgems.htm
457. -- The Supernatural is a union with God.
458. To be is nothing else than to resemble Him, to receive from
Him, to depend on Him, and to share in Him with regard to
everything that the creature is.
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