Message of 9-27-07
Published: Fri, 09/21/07
Keep alive within you and bring under wise control that courage
which makes you long to undertake great works, which others might
consider it folly to attempt
- Sr. Elizabeth Euphrasia Pelletier, "Embrace the World"
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Hg 1:1-8; Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b; Lk 9:7-9
R. (see 4a) The Lord takes delight in his people.
Sing to the LORD a new song
of praise in the assembly of the faithful.
Let Israel be glad in their maker,
let the children of Zion rejoice in their king.
Let them praise his name in the festive dance,
let them sing praise to him with timbrel and harp.
For the LORD loves his people,
and he adorns the lowly with victory.
Let the faithful exult in glory;
let them sing for joy upon their couches;
Let the high praises of God be in their throats.
This is the glory of all his faithful. Alleluia.
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Praying the Daily Gospels
- by Philip St. Romain:
- http://www.liguori.org/productdetails.cfm?PC=6614
- Luke 9: 7-9 (Herod's paranoia)
If modern psychology has taught us anything, it is that we cannot
escape the problems of life by burying our feelings. Herod the
Great illustrates this truth. Guilt-ridden because he ordered the
execution of John the Baptist, he begins to believe that John has
risen in the person of Jesus.
- Are there crises and tragedies in your past with which you have
not yet finished dealing? If so, are you willing to seek help to
work your way through them?
- When was the last time you became angry at someone? How did you
resolve the conflict? What did you do with your feelings of anger?
(If you did nothing with them, know that conflicts with this person
will probably return.)
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THE IMITATION OF CHRIST
- by Thomas a Kempis -
(Christ speaks)
Behold, I know all people. I see everything that is done under
the sun,
and I know how matters stand with each -- what is in his mind
and what
in his heart and the end to which his intention is directed.
Commit
all things to Me, therefore, and keep yourself in good peace.
Let him
who is disturbed be as restless as he will. Whatever he has said
or
done will fall upon himself, for he cannot deceive Me.
-------- Bk. 3, Chapter 24
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PRAYING WITH SCRIPTURE (Carmelite Method)
A. Introduction: settling in, relaxing in awareness of God's
presence.
B. Reading the text slowly, prayerfully.
C. Meditation: imaginative representation of the material; reflection
on the meaning of the material and its application to one's life.
D. Affective prayer: conversation with God, attentive to sharing
feelings awakened in meditation. Prayer of petition, thanksgiving,
remorse.
E. Resting in God in silent loving awareness, if moved to do so.
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