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Saturday, September 12, 2009, Most Holy Name of Mary
1 Timothy 1:15-17, Psalm 113:1-7, Luke 6:43-49
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A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS
"A good man produces goodness from the good in his heart; an evil man
produces evil out of his store of evil." —Luke 6:45
We store up both the bad and the good. Eventually we get an abundance of
one or the other. We speak from that abundance, which then is the fruit of
our lives (Lk 6:44-45).
The key to a good life, good fruit, and good speech is what we're storing
inside. If we're harboring resentments, unforgiveness, bitterness, hurts,
and lusts, it won't be long till we have an abundance. Then we will
mass-distribute all that poison, and the fruit of our lives will be
destruction and death both for ourselves and others.
Instead, let's store up the fruit of the Spirit: "love, joy, peace,
patient endurance, kindness, generosity, faith, mildness, and chastity"
(Gal 5:22-23). These will flow from our mouth like pure spring water and
bear fruit to life everlasting. Like Mary, we store up things by
treasuring and reflecting on them in our hearts (Lk 2:19, 51).
Therefore, "your thoughts should be wholly directed to all that is true,
all that deserves respect, all that is honest, pure, admirable, decent,
virtuous, or worthy of praise" (Phil 4:8).
Prayer: Father, I keep thinking about bad things. Remove these evil things
before they overflow and hurt us all.
Promise: "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Of these I
myself am the worst. But on that very account I was dealt with mercifully,
so that in me, as an extreme case, Jesus Christ might display all His
patience." —1 Tm 1:15-16
Praise: Mary, the Immaculate Virgin, pondered the mysteries of God's love
in her heart and had words of praise and joy on her lips.
(Our "Discipleship, Leadership, Redemptive Suffering & Mary" retreat wraps
together some of the basic principles of our faith in this powerful three
days of teaching, Oct 9-11. Call 937-587-5464 or 513-373-2397 to register
or for information.)
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August 1, 2009 through September 30, 2009
†Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of
Cincinnati, February 11, 2009
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