Message of 1-7-08
Published: Sat, 01/05/08
- resources for prayer and spiritual growth
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
How many gifts and graces You have given me! How many favors You
have fed me from your hand! I look for your love in all directions,
then suddenly its blessing burns in me.
- Rabia Al-Adawiyya
(Pray these words slowly and reverently until they truth they
signify become real in your heart.)
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
1 Jn 3:22-4:6; Ps. 2:7bc-8, 10-12a; Mt 4:12-17, 23-25
R. (8ab) I will give you all the nations for an inheritance.
The LORD said to me, "You are my Son;
this day I have begotten you.
Ask of me and I will give you
the nations for an inheritance
and the ends of the earth for your possession."
And now, O kings, give heed;
take warning, you rulers of the earth.
Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice before him;
with trembling rejoice.
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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
293. All men are sinners and as such they are incapable of doing
anything whatever for their spiritual welfare. Christ's death alone
sanctifies all mankind.
(What does this mean to you? How do you understand it?)
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