Message of 6-2-08
Published: Mon, 05/26/08
- resources for prayer and spiritual growth
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
"Grace spreads widely and shows the greatly abundant and generous
hospitality of the royal Lordship in God's astonishing courtesy
toward us."
- Julian of Norwich -
(Consider the goodness of generosity of God . . . let yourself
believe more deeply in God's care for you.)
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
2 Pt 1:2-7; Ps. 91:1-2, 14-15b, 15c-16; Mk 12:1-12
R. (see 2b) In you, my God, I place my trust.
You who dwell in the shelter of the Most High,
who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,
Say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust."
Because he clings to me, I will deliver him;
I will set him on high because he
acknowledges my name.
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in distress.
I will deliver him and glorify him;
with length of days I will gratify him
and will show him my salvation.
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REFLECTION ON THE SCRIPTURES
- from "Daily Reflections"
http://www.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
God planted a vineyard within my/our hearts. It's full of God's
love and promise - "I am with you always". In chaotic times, it is
so hard to trust the truth of God's Love, Power, and Presence. We
need one another to point the way to God - to loving self and one
another.
God does help those who help themselves - and one another. Trust
God. Look for God's loving you Now. Thank God.
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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
383. In us, the supernatural is in process of formation... In Him
(Jesus) it is a plenitude so powerful that it dominates the
essential human nature in which it is found.
-- Christ is conscious of being the Word.. the Word is the ultimate
support and the sole subsistence of all the human reality in Christ.
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