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Pope Benedict XVI, Shepherd of Truth is designed as a bulletin insert
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Father is saying. You are free to reproduce it for this purpose.
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Thursday, June 5, 2008, St. Boniface
2 Timothy 2:8-15, Psalm 25, Mark 12:28-34
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I DARE YOU TO PRAY
"No one had the courage to ask Him any more questions." —Mark 12:34
It takes courage to speak to the Lord on a deep level. It takes courage to
pray. For instance, do you have the courage to pray: "Jesus, may I know
how to share in Your sufferings by being formed into the pattern of Your
death" (see Phil 3:10)? How about praying to be purified and refined, to
have your purgatory now rather than later? Do you have the courage to ask
the Lord not only to use you, but to use you up? It takes courage to pray
these two extra letters, "up." Did you ever pray for God to make you holy
no matter what it takes? When you give God a blank check, who knows what
He will write in? It takes great courage to pray the "Our Father,"
especially if you know what you're saying, and mean it. The traditional
preface to the "Our Father" is: "We dare to say 'Our Father.' "
It's important for us to have the courage to pray "daring" prayers. This
indicates we know that the Lord loves us and that we trust Him. True love
of God means courageous conversations with Him and daring prayers to Him.
Prayer: Father, give me the courage to communicate with and trust in You.
Promise: "If we are unfaithful He will still remain faithful, for He
cannot deny Himself." —2 Tm 2:13
Praise: St. Boniface initially failed as a missionary, but later resigned
as abbot to try again, and was instrumental in establishing several
dioceses.
(To have the courage to pray "daring" prayers, read the Bible every day.
We have several tape series to help you. "Overview of the Bible" is six
audio tapes starting with AV 10A-1 or three video tapes starting with
V-10A. "15-minute Bible Teaching - New Testament" is forty audio tapes
starting with #700. "An Introduction to each Book of the Bible" is 32
audio tapes starting with AV 21-1 or 17 video tapes starting with V-21.)
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1, 2008 through July 31, 2008
†Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of
Cincinnati, January 4, 2008
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