Message of 10-11-07
Published: Sat, 10/06/07
What is the reason that some believers are so much brighter and
holier than others? I believe the difference in nineteen cases out
of twenty, arises from different habits about private prayer. I
believe that those who are not eminently holy pray little and those
who are eminently holy pray much.
- James Charles J. C. Ryle
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Mal 3:13-20b; Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6; Lk 11:5-13
R. (Ps 40:5a) Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.
Blessed the man who follows not
the counsel of the wicked
Nor walks in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the company of the insolent,
But delights in the law of the LORD
and meditates on his law day and night.
He is like a tree
planted near running water,
That yields its fruit in due season,
and whose leaves never fade.
Whatever he does, prospers.
Not so the wicked, not so;
they are like chaff which the wind drives away.
For the LORD watches over the way of the just,
but the way of the wicked vanishes.
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Praying the Daily Gospels
- by Philip St. Romain:
- http://www.liguori.org/productdetails.cfm?PC=6614
- Luke 11: 5-13 (The value of persistence)
Jesus often taught about God by using analogies in human behavior.
One of his most frequent themes is that God is at least as good as
good human beings. God is therefore approachable, interested, and
willing to help us if we take the trouble to address him.
- "The poor man is not he who is without a cent, but he who is
without a dream," Harry Kemp wrote. What are some of your dreams
for the future? How do you keep these dreams alive?
- What are you doing to keep yourself growing and learning about
the spiritual life?
- Pray for the grace to dream "the impossible dream."
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THE IMITATION OF CHRIST
- by Thomas a Kempis -
The Voice of Christ
MY CHILD, I have said: "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give
unto
you: not as the world giveth, do I give unto you."[36]36
All men desire peace but all do not care for the things that go to
make true peace. My peace is with the humble and meek of heart:
your
peace will be in much patience. If you hear Me and follow My
voice,
you will be able to enjoy much peace.
-------- Bk. 3, Chapter 25
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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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