EYE-OPENERS AND EAR-OPENERS - One Bread, One Body, 8/6/2009

What does the Bible say about money and the economy? This booklet written
by Fr. Lauer seems to be good reading at this point in time.

http://www.presentationministries.com/brochures/BibleOnMoney.asp

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Thursday, August 6, 2009, Transfiguration of the Lord

Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14, 2 Peter 1:16-19, Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 9, Mark 9:2-10
Link to Readings --> http://www.usccb.org/nab/080609.shtml

EYE-OPENERS AND EAR-OPENERS

"Listen to Him." —Mark 9:7

After Pentecost until the end of the Church year, we begin six months of
intensive work in evangelizing the world and building God's kingdom. As we
enter the third month of working, we may be bogged down. We can blame it
on the "summertime blues" or the heat of the day. We often blame other
people for our problems; especially we like to blame the Church.

Maybe, however, "the trouble is in our set," that is, on our end, and has
nothing to do with the temperature or the season of the year. Maybe we're
simply not listening to Jesus. We need to see Jesus transfigured before us
and hear a voice saying: "This is My Son, My Beloved. Listen to Him" (Mk
9:7). We need to keep our attention closely fixed on the prophetic message
(2 Pt 1:19). We need anything that will open our ears to hear the Lord.

May this feast of the Transfiguration be an eye-opening and especially an
ear-opening experience. "Let him who has ears heed the Spirit's word to
the churches!" (Rv 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22)

Prayer: Father, may Your voice pierce the darkness and confusion in my
life.

Promise: "He received dominion, glory, and kingship; nations and peoples
of every language serve Him." —Dn 7:14

Praise: Praise the transfigured Jesus, Who opens our eyes to the glory all
around and our ears to the voice of the Father!

(Give yourself an eye-opening experience by reading 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
thirty-two audio tapes starting with AV 21-1 or seventeen video tapes
starting with V-21.)

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