Message of 10-9-07
Published: Sat, 10/06/07
MESSAGE OF THE DAY
Nothing can separate you from God's love, absolutely nothing. God
is enough for time, God is enough for eternity. God is enough!
- Hannah Whitall Smith
(Enough for Now, for today.)
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Jon 3:1-10; Ps 130:1b-2, 3-4ab, 7-8; Lk 10:38-42
R. (3) If you, O Lord, mark iniquities, who can stand?
Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD
LORD, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
to my voice in supplication.
If you, O LORD, mark iniquities,
LORD, who can stand?
But with you is forgiveness,
that you may be revered.
Let Israel wait for the LORD,
For with the LORD is kindness
and with him is plenteous redemption;
And he will redeem Israel
from all their iniquities.
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Praying the Daily Gospels
- by Philip St. Romain:
- http://www.liguori.org/productdetails.cfm?PC=6614
- Luke 10:38-42 (Mary and Martha)
We are constantly required to make decisions; at any moment we can
direct our attention to many concerns. In the story of Mary and
Martha, Jesus affirms Mary because she has chosen wisely in setting
her priorities. The dishes can be done later Martha's fretting
over the "details of hospitality" are less important than being
present to the Son of God.
- How do you make value decisions concerning the focus of your
attention during each clay? What happens to your attention when you
do not consciously direct it toward a specific matter, either
external or internal?
- "God does not want our presents; he wants our presence" is an old
aphorism. Spend some time simply being present to the Lord,
basking in the rays of his love.
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SAYINGS OF LIGHT AND LOVE
by St. John of the Cross
- jottings from his notebooks
25. Withdraw from creatures if you desire to preserve, clear and
simple in your soul, the image of God. Empty your spirit and
withdraw far from them and you will walk in divine lights, for God
is not like creatures.
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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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