Message of 5-13-08
Published: Wed, 05/07/08
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
I will have nothing to do with a God who cares only occasionally. I
need a God who is with us always, everywhere, in the deepest depths
as well as the highest heights. It is when things go wrong, when
good things do not happen, when our prayers seem to have been lost,
that God is most present. We do not need the sheltering wings when
things go smoothly. We are closest to God in the darkness,
stumbling along blindly. --Madeleine L'Engle
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Jas 1:12-18; Ps. 94:12-13a, 14-15, 18-19; Mk 8:14-21
R. (12a) Blessed the one you instruct, O Lord.
Blessed the one whom you instruct, O LORD,
whom by your law you teach,
Giving him rest from evil days.
For the LORD will not cast off his people,
nor abandon his inheritance;
But judgment shall again be with justice,
and all the upright of heart shall follow it.
When I say, "My foot is slipping,"
your mercy, O LORD, sustains me;
When cares abound within me,
your comfort gladdens my soul.
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GOSPEL MEDITATION
- from http://www.dailyscripture.net/
Jesus warned his disciples to avoid the evil influence of the
Pharisees and of Herod who sought their own counsels rather than
the will of God. As the apostles continued to worry about their
lack of bread, Jesus reminded them of his miraculous provision of
bread in the feeding of the four thousand. He then upbraided them
for their lack of trust in God. Do you not yet understand? It's
easy to get preoccupied with the problems and needs of the present
moment and to forget the most important reality of all - God's
abiding presence with us and his abundant provision for our lives
as well. Do you pray with joyful confidence, Father, give us this
day our daily bread?
"Lord Jesus, you alone can sustain me with your life-giving Word
and Spirit. Give me joy and strength to serve you always and help
me to turn away from the leaven of sin and worldliness which brings
corruption and death."
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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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NOTES FROM A CLASSICAL WORK
"Sayings of Light and Love," by St. John of the Cross (jottings
from his notebooks)
61. See that you do not interfere in the affairs of others, nor
even allow them to pass through your memory; for perhaps you will
be unable to accomplish your own task.
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