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« Reply #290 on: February 08, 2012, 12:49:PM » |
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Thank you, Lord, for the neighbor who gave me a ride to work in the snow this morning. Bless her and her day, Lord.
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"We are afraid of God's surprises." -- Pope Francis
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« Reply #291 on: February 08, 2012, 03:24:PM » |
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Thank you, Lord, for the gift of Holy Scripture. Here's the beautiful 12th chapter of St. Paul's epistle to the Roman Christians. Let's medidate on the spiritual wealth of his words: "I BESEECH you therefore, brethren, by the mercy of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing unto God, your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world; but be reformed in the newness of your mind, that you may prove what is the good, and the acceptable, and the perfect will of God. For I say, by the grace that is given me, to all that are among you, not to be more wise than it behoveth to be wise, but to be wise unto sobriety, and according as God hath divided to every one the measure of faith. For as in one body we have many members, but all the members have not the same office: So we being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
And having different gifts, according to the grace that is given us, either prophecy, to be used according to the rule of faith; Or ministry, in ministering; or he that teacheth, in doctrine; He that exhorteth, in exhorting; he that giveth, with simplicity; he that ruleth, with carefulness; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. Let love be without dissimulation. Hating that which is evil, cleaving to that which is good. Loving one another with the charity of brotherhood, with honour preventing one another.
In carefulness not slothful. In spirit fervent. Serving the Lord. Rejoicing in hope. Patient in tribulation. Instant in prayer. Communicating to the necessities of the saints. Pursuing hospitality. Bless them that persecute you: bless, and curse not. Rejoice with them that rejoice; weep with them that weep.
Being of one mind one towards another. Not minding high things, but consenting to the humble. Be not wise in your own conceits. To no man rendering evil for evil. Providing good things, not only in the sight of God, but also in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as is in you, have peace with all men. Revenge not yourselves, my dearly beloved; but give place unto wrath, for it is written: Revenge is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord. But if thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat; if he thirst, give him to drink. For, doing this, thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.
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"THE LORD is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the protector of my life: of whom shall I be afraid?" (Psalm 26:1)
"And we, too, being called by His will in Christ Jesus, are not justified by ourselves, nor by our own wisdom, or understanding, or godliness, or works which we have wrought in holiness of heart; but by that faith through which, from the beginning, Almighty God has justified all men; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen." — Clement, bishop of Rome
"I love truth," says he, "and not sects. I am sometimes a peripatetic, a stoic, or an academician, and often none of them; but—always a Christian. To philosophise is to love wisdom; and the true wisdom is Jesus Christ. Let us read the historians, the poets, and the philosophers; but let us have in our hearts the gospel of Jesus Christ, in which alone is perfect wisdom and perfect happiness." — Petrarch
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« Reply #292 on: February 10, 2012, 10:33:AM » |
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Thank you Lord for my friend Felipe.
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« Reply #293 on: February 11, 2012, 06:35:PM » |
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"Unto the end. A psalm for David. In the Lord I put my trust: how then do you say to my soul: Get thee away from hence to the mountain like a sparrow? For, lo, the wicked have bent their bow; they have prepared their arrows in the quiver; to shoot in the dark the upright of heart. For they have destroyed the things which thou hast made: but what has the just man done? The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's throne is in heaven. His eyes look on the poor man: his eyelids examine the sons of men.
The Lord trieth the just and the wicked: but he that loveth iniquity hateth his own soul. He shall rain snares upon sinners: fire and brimstone and storms of winds shall be the portion of their cup. For the Lord is just, and hath loved justice: his countenance hath beheld righteousness." |
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"THE LORD is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the protector of my life: of whom shall I be afraid?" (Psalm 26:1)
"And we, too, being called by His will in Christ Jesus, are not justified by ourselves, nor by our own wisdom, or understanding, or godliness, or works which we have wrought in holiness of heart; but by that faith through which, from the beginning, Almighty God has justified all men; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen." — Clement, bishop of Rome
"I love truth," says he, "and not sects. I am sometimes a peripatetic, a stoic, or an academician, and often none of them; but—always a Christian. To philosophise is to love wisdom; and the true wisdom is Jesus Christ. Let us read the historians, the poets, and the philosophers; but let us have in our hearts the gospel of Jesus Christ, in which alone is perfect wisdom and perfect happiness." — Petrarch
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« Reply #294 on: February 12, 2012, 10:27:PM » |
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Thank you, Lord, for saving me from much worse results in the car accident a couple of weeks ago, and for all the wonderful people at the hospital who did their jobs so well and with so much good grace. Thanks also for my Guardian Angel, who always keeps his eyes wide open when I need it (which is very often!)
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"Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven." -- Walter Savage Landor
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« Reply #295 on: February 14, 2012, 09:19:AM » |
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Thank you Lord for three beautiful little children who, though they can't really say it in English yet, show they care every day. Thank you for little angels who try to help unload the dishwasher, clear their plates, clean the bathroom with toilet water (so well intentioned), and who crawl into my lap and give me kisses when I feel overwhelmed. Though they make more work, they bring such joy to my life!
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« Reply #296 on: February 17, 2012, 07:25:AM » |
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Thank you for thy great mercy, and for loving me, in spite of me not doing everything in my power to stay on the right track. Thank you for privileging me with so many things of which I am so ungrateful and often complain. Thank you for the innumerable graces, blessings, and gifts which thou hast bestowed on me.
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« Reply #297 on: February 17, 2012, 10:33:AM » |
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Thank you Lord for the new day.
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"O souls, redeemed by the Blood of Jesus Christ, take these things to heart; have mercy on yourselves! If you realize your pitiable condition, how can you refrain from trying to remove the darkness from the crystal of your souls? Remember, if death should take you now, you would never again enjoy the light of this Sun. O Jesus! how sad a sight must be a soul deprived of light! "
St Teresa de Jesus, The Interior Castle
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« Reply #298 on: February 17, 2012, 11:47:AM » |
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Thank you Lord for three beautiful little children who, though they can't really say it in English yet, show they care every day. Thank you for little angels who try to help unload the dishwasher, clear their plates, clean the bathroom with toilet water (so well intentioned), and who crawl into my lap and give me kisses when I feel overwhelmed. Though they make more work, they bring such joy to my life!
  So happy for you. Thank you Lord for the very painful trial this past month that helped me re-discover my priorities as wife and mother. Also thank you for the good news this morning that promises a stable future for our family even amidst such ecomonic upset. Help us use it wisely and keep simplicity firmly rooted in our lives. |
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« Reply #299 on: February 18, 2012, 12:48:PM » |
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Thank you for your mercy and patience, Lord.
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"THE LORD is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the protector of my life: of whom shall I be afraid?" (Psalm 26:1)
"And we, too, being called by His will in Christ Jesus, are not justified by ourselves, nor by our own wisdom, or understanding, or godliness, or works which we have wrought in holiness of heart; but by that faith through which, from the beginning, Almighty God has justified all men; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen." — Clement, bishop of Rome
"I love truth," says he, "and not sects. I am sometimes a peripatetic, a stoic, or an academician, and often none of them; but—always a Christian. To philosophise is to love wisdom; and the true wisdom is Jesus Christ. Let us read the historians, the poets, and the philosophers; but let us have in our hearts the gospel of Jesus Christ, in which alone is perfect wisdom and perfect happiness." — Petrarch
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