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Thursday, July 15, 2010

UNEQUALLY YOKED? - One Bread, One Body, 7/15/2010

Thursday, July 15, 2010, St. Bonaventure

Isaiah 26:7-9, 12, 16-19, Psalm 102:13-21, Matthew 11:28-30
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UNEQUALLY YOKED?

"Take My yoke upon your shoulders." -Matthew 11:29

A yoke is a strong wooden beam with curved wooden circles that fit over the necks of two oxen so they will pull a plow in the same direction. We are yoked with Jesus, willingly or unwillingly. When we refuse to accept Jesus as Lord of our lives, we decide that we will go in a different direction than that which Jesus knows is best for our lives and His kingdom.

There's not much of a future in pulling against Jesus, for He is God (Jn 1:1), "I Am Who Am" (Ex 3:14). We find Jesus to be a literal "pain in the neck." We become "stiff-necked people" (Ex 33:3), bitter, frustrated, and perpetually angry with God.

When we decide to walk where Jesus walks, our necks no longer hurt. We no longer pull against Jesus; instead, we let it be done to us (Lk 1:38) as He shoulders our load, doing most of the work Himself. In addition, Jesus is gentle (Mt 11:29) and considerate. He gives us rest (Mt 11:29). He leads us beside restful waters and makes us lie down (Ps 23:2-3). He will take us to Calvary and pull us through the cross to risen life. When we pull with Jesus, we are working for Him, and His justice compels Him to be sure that we are nourished and sustained well (cf 1 Tm 5:18; 1 Cor 9:7-10).

When we are bound to Jesus' yoke, we may seem like slaves to the world. However, a slave yoked to Jesus is truly free (Jn 8:36). His "yoke is easy" (Mt 11:30). "Submit your necks to the yoke of" Jesus (see Jer 27:12). Accept Jesus as Lord of your life.

Prayer: Jesus, beginning today, I'll stick my neck out for You every day of the rest of my life. I am all Yours.

Promise: "Come to Me, all you who are weary and find life burdensome, and I will refresh you." -Mt 11:28

Praise: St. Bonaventure, being yoked to his loving Savior, brought to many a deeper love for his beloved St. Francis' way of life.

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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

FOR CHILDREN ONLY - One Bread, One Body, 7/14/2010

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Wednesday, July 14, 2010, Bl. Kateri Tekakwitha

Isaiah 10:5-7, 13-16, Psalm 94:5-10, 14-15, Matthew 11:25-27
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FOR CHILDREN ONLY

"What You have hidden from the learned and the clever You have revealed to the merest children." -Matthew 11:25

The Lord hides many things from the learned and the clever but reveals them to the merest children (Mt 11:25). This is not unfair because we can all become like little children whenever we wish (Mt 18:3-4). The Lord's will is to tell us things great beyond reach of our knowledge (Jer 33:3), but we must choose a receptive attitude and lifestyle.

Becoming like little children and receiving the fullness of God's revelation has nothing to do with age. When we acknowledge our utter dependence on God, let it be done unto us according to God's word (Lk 1:38), and put ourselves in situations where we have no help but our Abba, we then become like little children.

In our society, many people use knowledge to control their lives and those of others. Knowledge is the means to power, protection, and manipulation. We must give up control and choose to become like little children before being given the ultimate knowledge, God's revelation.

Prayer: Abba, teach Your children, and may I choose to be one of them.

Promise: "No one knows the Son but the Father, and no one knows the Father but the Son - and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal Him." -Mt 11:27

Praise: Bl. Kateri retained the heart of a child as she grew in the grace and knowledge of her Lord and Savior. Though her decision to be a Christian placed her future status in great risk, she accepted the good news of Jesus with childlike trust.

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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

UNREAL - One Bread, One Body, 7/13/2010

Tuesday, July 13, 2010, St. Henry

Isaiah 7:1-9, Psalm 48:2-8, Matthew 11:20-24
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UNREAL

"Thus says the Lord: This shall not stand, it shall not be!" -Isaiah 7:7

Are you like King Ahaz? Are you unable to break out of the cycle of fretting and trembling over possibilities that never wind up taking place? Are you like the people of Chorazin and Bethsaida? Do you fail to break out of the comfort of mediocrity when Jesus is performing His wonders right in front of your face?

Jesus the Prophet is constantly working to spur us to conversion and greater faith. How frequently are we unmoved by His powerful prophetic word but totally dismayed by a rumor which might disrupt our health insurance, retirement, favorite TV program, or sports team? We spend days or weeks in turmoil before discovering that the rumored event didn't actually happen. Meanwhile, we missed out on the miracles of the Eucharist, God's prophetic messages, countless signs of His love, and other clear signs of God's grace. What a waste of the precious time God has given to us!

"Is the Lord to be thus repaid by you, O stupid and foolish people?" (Dt 32:6) People of God, let's stop living in a make-believe world. Let's "keep our eyes fixed on Jesus" (Heb 12:2) and "avoid worldly, idle talk" (2 Tm 2:16).

Prayer: Father, forgive me for trembling instead of trusting, and focusing on rumors rather than reforming.

Promise: "Unless your faith is firm you shall not be firm!" -Is 7:9

Praise: St. Henry submitted to his spiritual director and didn't give up being emperor in exchange for the religious life of the monastery. Instead, he used his power as king to ever strive to bring peace to his country and all Europe.

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Monday, July 12, 2010

"YOU HATE DISCIPLINE" (Part 3) - One Bread, One Body, 7/12/2010

Monday, July 12, 2010

Isaiah 1:10-17, Psalm 50:8-9, 16-17, 21, 23, Matthew 10:34-11:1
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"YOU HATE DISCIPLINE" (Part 3)

"You hate discipline." -Psalm 50:17

Discipline is not popular. Nevertheless, discipline is essential for a disciple of Christ. "You have forgotten the encouraging words addressed to you as sons: 'My sons, do not disdain the discipline of the Lord nor lose heart when He reproves you; For whom the Lord loves, He disciplines; He scourges every son He receives.' Endure your trials as the discipline of God, who deals with you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline?" (Heb 12:5-7)

Our parents "disciplined us as seemed right to them, to prepare us for the short span of mortal life; but God does so for our true profit, that we may share His holiness. At the time it is administered, all discipline seems a cause for grief and not for joy, but later it brings forth the fruit of peace and justice to those who are trained in its school" (Heb 12:10-11).

The reproof of discipline is a way to life, not drudgery (Prv 6:23), while a lack of discipline is a way to death (Prv 5:23). "You yourselves...must now understand the discipline of the Lord" (Dt 11:2). "Discipline yourself in all your conduct" (Tb 4:14). "The first step toward discipline is a very earnest desire for" it (Wis 6:17). Appreciate and embrace discipline (Prv 1:2; Sir 6:18). Whoever "would find God must accept discipline" (Sir 32:14).

Prayer: Father, Son, and Spirit, may I earnestly desire the discipline of daily giving You my best. Pour out Your love in my weak heart so I will return to my early love of You (Rm 5:5; Rv 2:4).

Promise: "He who brings himself to nought for Me discovers who he is." -Mt 10:39

Praise: Lacking discipline, Mark asked for and received from the Lord the gift of fasting to help break the ties that bound him.

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Sunday, July 11, 2010

PM eNewsletter Fifteenth Sunday in ordinary time

July 11th Fifteenth Sunday in ordinary time

This week oh Christ, Your church celebrates the feast of
"Our lady of Mount Carmel".

Mary, our mother, has given us a very powerful prayer form
that can accomplish marvelous results--the rosary.

For those of us who don't say the rosary everyday, inspire us
to start anew.

Help us to meditate on the mysteries of Your time on earth
and see the love that You constantly showed in doing Your
Fathers will.

Jesus, help us to realize the power of moms intercession to You.

Amen and Amen.

Thank you Lord, for loving us totally.
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"... that primacy may be His in everything." -Colossians 1:18

We should acknowledge Jesus as first in everything. When we
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Before talking to anyone else, we first talk to Him. Before we
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ignition, Jesus comes first. Before turning on the TV, opening
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Jesus is "the First and the Last" (Rv 1:17), "the Alpha and the
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Jesus is God. He is not only Lord, but Lord alone. Therefore,
we should love Him with all our heart, all our soul, all our
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Monday "YOU HATE DISCIPLINE" (Part 3)
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"You hate discipline." -Psalm 50:17

Tuesday UNREAL
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PRIMARY SCHOOL - One Bread, One Body, 7/11/2010

Sunday, July 11, 2010, 15th Sunday Ordinary Time

Deuteronomy 30:10-14, Colossians 1:15-20, Psalm 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36-37, Luke 10:25-37
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PRIMARY SCHOOL

"... that primacy may be His in everything." -Colossians 1:18

We should acknowledge Jesus as first in everything. When we wake up, the first word on our lips should be "Jesus." Our first activity each day should be praying in the name of Jesus. Before talking to anyone else, we first talk to Him. Before we pick up the phone, answer the doorbell, or put the key in the ignition, Jesus comes first. Before turning on the TV, opening the refrigerator, or pressing a button, Jesus is first. Before we pay any other bills, we pay our tithe. Jesus has the primacy in everything - financially, sexually, emotionally, physically, and spiritually.

Jesus is "the First and the Last" (Rv 1:17), "the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End" (Rv 21:6). Jesus is first chronologically. We seek first His kingdom and give Him prime-time (Mt 6:33). Jesus is first ontologically. "He is before all else that is...the Beginning, the First-Born of the dead" (Col 1:17, 18).

Jesus is God. He is not only Lord, but Lord alone. Therefore, we should love Him with all our heart, all our soul, all our strength, and all our mind (Lk 10:27).

Prayer: Jesus, Savior, Lord, and God, I decide to always live for You alone.

Promise: "It pleased God to make absolute fullness reside in Him and, by means of Him, to reconcile everything in His person, both on earth and in the heavens, making peace through the blood of His cross." -Col 1:19-20

Praise: Praise Jesus, Who made and maintains all, and Who gave all for each one of us. Glory to You, Jesus, "King of kings and Lord of lords" (Rv 19:16).

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Saturday, July 10, 2010

AWESOME MINISTRY - One Bread, One Body, 7/10/2010

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Saturday, July 10, 2010

Isaiah 6:1-8, Psalm 93:1-2, 5, Matthew 10:24-33
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AWESOME MINISTRY

"I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, with the train of His garment filling the temple." -Isaiah 6:1

Before Isaiah was called to be a prophet, he had a life-changing experience of God's holiness and glory. This awe of God's presence, the fear of the Lord, is not only the beginning of wisdom (Ps 111:10), but also of ministry. Ezekiel also experienced the fear of the Lord profoundly before he became a prophet (Ez 1:1ff). Before Jesus' public ministry, He heard the Father's voice from the sky and experienced the Spirit descending on Him (Mt 3:16-17).

At the Church's beginning, "a reverent fear overtook them all, for many wonders and signs were performed by the apostles" (Acts 2:43). Peter experienced the fear of the Lord early in his relationship with the Lord and "fell at the knees of Jesus saying, 'Leave me, Lord. I am a sinful man' " (Lk 5:8). On the road to Damascus, Paul saw a sudden flash of light, fell to the ground, and was blind for three days (Acts 9:3ff). This began his Christian life and ministry.

We also need to deeply experience the fear of the Lord in some way to have a strong foundation for our ministry. We should ask for the Lord to manifest His presence to us in a new and much deeper way. We should praise and thank the Lord for His love and presence that we are already experiencing. May we make "steady progress in the fear of the Lord" (Acts 9:31).

Prayer: Father, may I experience Your presence so strongly it overshadows every aspect of my life.

Promise: "Every hair of your head has been counted; so do not be afraid of anything." -Mt 10:30-31

Praise: Ann experienced an extended time of seeing God's glory when she turned herself over to Him in a new resolve.

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