Message of 6-19-08
Published: Tue, 06/10/08
- resources for prayer and spiritual growth
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MESSAGE OF THE DAY
I don't claim anything of the work. It is his work. I am like a
little pencil in his hand. That is all. He does the thinking. He
does the writing. The pencil has nothing to do with it.
- Mother Teresa
(For it is God who begets in us both the desire and the action,
according to God's purposes. Phil. 2, 19)
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Sir 48:1-14; Ps. 97:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7; Mt 6:7-15
R. (12a) Rejoice in the Lord, you just!
The LORD is king; let the earth rejoice;
let the many isles be glad.
Clouds and darkness are round about him,
justice and judgment are the foundation of his throne.
Fire goes before him
and consumes his foes round about.
His lightnings illumine the world;
the earth sees and trembles.
The mountains melt like wax before the LORD,
before the Lord of all the earth.
The heavens proclaim his justice,
and all peoples see his glory.
All who worship graven things are put to shame,
who glory in the things of nought;
all gods are prostrate before him.
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GOSPEL MEDITATION
- from "Daily Bread"
http://www.preacherexchange.com/daily_bread.htm
"Your Father knows what you need before you ask him."
God knows what we need. The problem is that all too often, we don't
know. We fall prey to the pervasive enticements of a prosperous,
overconsuming culture until we fairly drown in our supposed
"needs." We have to rent storage space for the overflow! More than
ever, we need Jesus, who leads us to pray as we ought, with
humility and complete trust in the One who provides for all we
really need: daily bread, forgiveness of sin, strength in
temptation, deliverance from evil. May prayer become the spiritual
discipline that brings about not only personal conversion, but the
transformation of our culture and our world.
"For God's kingdom come, we pray."
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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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NOTES FROM A CLASSICAL WORK
- "Imitation of Christ," by Thomas A. Kempis
The "old man (self)," alas, yet lives within me. He has not yet
been entirely
crucified; he is not yet entirely dead. He still lusts strongly
against the spirit, and he will not leave the kingdom of my soul
in
peace. But You, Who can command the power of the sea and calm the
tumult of its waves, arise and help me. Scatter the nations that
delight in war; crush them in Your sight. Show forth I beg, Your
wonderful works and let Your right hand be glorified, because
for me
there is no other hope or refuge except in You, O Lord, my God.
-------- Bk. 3, Chapter 34
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