Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Jeremiah 18:18-20, Psalm 31:5-6, 14-16, Matthew 20:17-28
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"THE GREATEST TREASON"?
"Let us contrive a plot against Jeremiah. It will not mean the loss of instruction from the priests, nor of counsel from the wise, nor of messages from the prophets." -Jeremiah 18:18
Those who persecuted Jeremiah were very "religious." They were concerned about teachings from the priests, counsel from the wise, and messages from the prophets. James and John were also very "religious." Motivated by their mother, they were not seeking big salaries or many possessions. They just wanted to work for the Church by being Jesus' right-hand and left-hand men (Mt 20:21).
T. S. Eliot wrote in Murder in the Cathedral: "The greatest treason is to do the right thing for the wrong reason." Christians probably do more right things than any other group in the world. However, we are constantly tempted to do the right things with mixed motives. We love God, but not with our whole hearts (see Mt 22:37). We love the Church, the poor, and the sick, but our selfishness still influences us. We often control the sinful desires of the flesh, but we stop short of crucifying our "flesh with its passions and desires" (Gal 5:24). We aspire to humility, but are proud of such an aspiration.
Next Sunday throughout the world, we pray the "First Scrutiny" for the catechumens. Let us ask the Father to scrutinize and purify our hearts.
Prayer: Father, make me single-hearted (Mt 5:8).
Promise: "Anyone among you who aspires to greatness must serve the rest, and whoever wants to rank first among you must serve the needs of all." -Mt 20:26-27
Praise: David gave up trying to "sit on the fence" and gave God top priority.
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PRIDE AND PRAISE - One Bread, One Body, 3/14/2017
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Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Isaiah 1:10, 16-20, Psalm 50:8-9, 16-17, 21, 23, Matthew 23:1-12
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PRIDE AND PRAISE
"He that offers praise as a sacrifice glorifies Me; and to him that goes the right way I will show the salvation of God." -Psalm 50:23
The Lord commands us to praise Him (Ps 50:14); it is a due sacrifice we offer to God (Ps 96:8), just as the other sacrifices we owe Him. It takes humility to praise God, humility to recognize our sinfulness before Him (Is 1:16ff).
We cannot praise Him without acknowledging our own humble position before Him. He is all-powerful and all-merciful. If we are proud, we will not be able to praise Him. In our pride, we will either elevate ourselves, making ourselves the judge, or we debase Him, bringing Him down to the level of a puny being with no relevance. In the latter case, we judge Him unworthy of being praised; in the former case, we don't bother praising Him, for we judge the Lord to be no more capable of arranging things than we are. If we feel we don't need Him, then we don't feel He is worthy of our praise.
Pride is the enemy of praise. The Lord loves a humble heart that praises Him. Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord (Jas 4:10; see 1 Pt 5:6). Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! (Ps 150:6)
Prayer: Father, may I never prefer the praises of men to the glory and praises of God (Jn 12:43).
Promise: "Though your sins be like scarlet, they may become white as snow." -Is 1:18
Praise: Often Joyce just prays the Name, "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus..."
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Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Isaiah 1:10, 16-20, Psalm 50:8-9, 16-17, 21, 23, Matthew 23:1-12
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PRIDE AND PRAISE
"He that offers praise as a sacrifice glorifies Me; and to him that goes the right way I will show the salvation of God." -Psalm 50:23
The Lord commands us to praise Him (Ps 50:14); it is a due sacrifice we offer to God (Ps 96:8), just as the other sacrifices we owe Him. It takes humility to praise God, humility to recognize our sinfulness before Him (Is 1:16ff).
We cannot praise Him without acknowledging our own humble position before Him. He is all-powerful and all-merciful. If we are proud, we will not be able to praise Him. In our pride, we will either elevate ourselves, making ourselves the judge, or we debase Him, bringing Him down to the level of a puny being with no relevance. In the latter case, we judge Him unworthy of being praised; in the former case, we don't bother praising Him, for we judge the Lord to be no more capable of arranging things than we are. If we feel we don't need Him, then we don't feel He is worthy of our praise.
Pride is the enemy of praise. The Lord loves a humble heart that praises Him. Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord (Jas 4:10; see 1 Pt 5:6). Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! (Ps 150:6)
Prayer: Father, may I never prefer the praises of men to the glory and praises of God (Jn 12:43).
Promise: "Though your sins be like scarlet, they may become white as snow." -Is 1:18
Praise: Often Joyce just prays the Name, "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus..."
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ABBA'S CHILDREN - One Bread, One Body, 3/13/2017
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Monday, March 13, 2017
Daniel 9:4-10, Psalm 79:8-9, 11, 13, Luke 6:36-38
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ABBA'S CHILDREN
"Be compassionate, as your Father is compassionate." -Luke 6:36
The Church emphasizes that we, God's children, must be like God our Father. We must be compassionate and merciful as is God our Father (Lk 6:36). We must be "good to the ungrateful and the wicked" as is God our Father (Lk 6:35).
God the Father graces us to become like Himself by calling us not to judge and condemn other people (Lk 6:37). "The Father Himself judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son" (Jn 5:22). After we are unemployed as judges, we are free to be employed in forgiving and giving (Lk 6:37-38). God the Father constantly forgives. His Son Jesus taught us to ask Him to forgive us (see Mt 6:12) seventy times seven (Mt 18:22). We too forgive constantly in imitation of our Father and by His power. When we have unclenched our unforgiving hands and hearts, we can forgive into giving (see Mt 6:11-12). Like the father of the prodigal son, we can give robes, shoes, and rings (Lk 15:22). Like Abba, we can give a great celebration (see Lk 15:23-24) and join in the greater joy in heaven over one sinner who repents (Lk 15:7).
Be more like the Father.
Prayer: Abba....
Promise: "Yours, O Lord, our God, are compassion and forgiveness! Yet we rebelled against You and paid no heed to Your command, O Lord, our God, to live by the law You gave us through Your servants, the prophets." -Dn 9:9-10
Praise: Curt's back hurt so much that he could no longer work, and he could barely rise from his easy chair. Despite the pain, Curt responded in faith to God's call to become a caretaker for a retreat center. Now, with his health improved, Curt maintains a busy schedule, doing physical work so God's people can be renewed.
(Ladies day! We offer a Lenten retreat based on Pope St. John Paul II's "Dignity and Vocation of Women", Mar. 18th at the beautiful Our Lady of Guadalupe Center, in Adams County. Call 513-373-2397 or visit our website to register or for questions.)
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Monday, March 13, 2017
Daniel 9:4-10, Psalm 79:8-9, 11, 13, Luke 6:36-38
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ABBA'S CHILDREN
"Be compassionate, as your Father is compassionate." -Luke 6:36
The Church emphasizes that we, God's children, must be like God our Father. We must be compassionate and merciful as is God our Father (Lk 6:36). We must be "good to the ungrateful and the wicked" as is God our Father (Lk 6:35).
God the Father graces us to become like Himself by calling us not to judge and condemn other people (Lk 6:37). "The Father Himself judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son" (Jn 5:22). After we are unemployed as judges, we are free to be employed in forgiving and giving (Lk 6:37-38). God the Father constantly forgives. His Son Jesus taught us to ask Him to forgive us (see Mt 6:12) seventy times seven (Mt 18:22). We too forgive constantly in imitation of our Father and by His power. When we have unclenched our unforgiving hands and hearts, we can forgive into giving (see Mt 6:11-12). Like the father of the prodigal son, we can give robes, shoes, and rings (Lk 15:22). Like Abba, we can give a great celebration (see Lk 15:23-24) and join in the greater joy in heaven over one sinner who repents (Lk 15:7).
Be more like the Father.
Prayer: Abba....
Promise: "Yours, O Lord, our God, are compassion and forgiveness! Yet we rebelled against You and paid no heed to Your command, O Lord, our God, to live by the law You gave us through Your servants, the prophets." -Dn 9:9-10
Praise: Curt's back hurt so much that he could no longer work, and he could barely rise from his easy chair. Despite the pain, Curt responded in faith to God's call to become a caretaker for a retreat center. Now, with his health improved, Curt maintains a busy schedule, doing physical work so God's people can be renewed.
(Ladies day! We offer a Lenten retreat based on Pope St. John Paul II's "Dignity and Vocation of Women", Mar. 18th at the beautiful Our Lady of Guadalupe Center, in Adams County. Call 513-373-2397 or visit our website to register or for questions.)
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PM eNewsletter 2nd Sunday of Lent
March 12th 2nd Sunday of Lent
Lord God, we have asked You for more faith, hope, and love.
Please Jesus, open our hearts, souls, and minds to really let go and let You totally take over
in our lives.
Fill us with the grace needed to truly do this, and really see others through Your eyes.
Jesus, the world has become what it always becomes, selfish.
Jesus, let us be in the world, but let us work and act from Your world of love and forgiveness.
Lord, it is so easy to slip into the cares and worries of today.
So Christ, lift us up, and let us praise and adore You, our living God.
Jesus, let us celebrate this lent, as a time of rooting out all the things that causes us to
be fearful of the future.
Let us all realize, that nothing is happening that You aren't totally aware of, and that You
have already worked out the perfect plan for all of us.
Let us prepare for our home coming this Lent.
Amen and Amen.
Thank You Lord, for loving us totally.
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This weeks readings and reflections
Sunday ARE YOU HARDLY WORKING FOR THE GOSPEL?
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"Bear your share of the hardship which the gospel entails." -2 Timothy 1:8
As a baptized child of God, you have a share in the blessings of the gospel
(1 Cor 9:23; Eph 1:3). Likewise, you also have a share in the hardship the gospel of Christ
requires (2 Tm 1:8).
Jesus in His mercy brings His disciples hope in the midst of hardships. In today's Gospel
reading, Jesus takes three disciples up a mountain and allows them to experience His
transfigured brilliance and glory (Mt 17:1ff). St. Peter understood this earthly dynamic
between glory and suffering. He told us that the spiritual high of Jesus' Transfiguration
was a light "shining in a dark place" for all of us who bear gospel hardships (2 Pt 1:16-19).
Peter also understood them as a normal part of the gospel. He tells us: "Christ suffered in
the flesh; therefore, arm yourselves with His same mentality" (1 Pt 4:1).
Our hardships are few compared to those of our ancestors in faith. Abram moved hundreds of
miles at age seventy-five (Gn 12:1ff). Mary, the mother of Jesus, suffered many sorrows.
Countless disciples have been martyred for the gospel. Most of us have not even endured one
of the hardships mentioned in a partial list of St. Paul's sufferings for the gospel
(2 Cor 11:23-33). "The present burden of our trial is light enough" (2 Cor 4:17), and the
Lord gives us daily strength (2 Tm 1:8) and periodic glimpses of His glory so we can
persevere (e.g. Mt 17:2).
"Take courage...says the Lord, and work" for the spread of the gospel (Hg 2:4). "With the
strength which comes from God bear your share of the hardship which the gospel entails"
(2 Tm 1:8).
Prayer: Father, use my life in service of the gospel (Rm 15:16).
Promise: "God has saved us and has called us to a holy life." -2 Tm 1:9
Praise: Praise the transfigured, crucified and risen, glorified body of Jesus!
Monday ABBA'S CHILDREN
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"Be compassionate, as your Father is compassionate." -Luke 6:36
Tuesday PRIDE AND PRAISE
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"He that offers praise as a sacrifice glorifies Me; and to him that goes the right way I will
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Pray for his family, his children. Please bring him home to us dear Jesus.
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GO DEEPER
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BACK TO BASICS
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Lord God, we have asked You for more faith, hope, and love.
Please Jesus, open our hearts, souls, and minds to really let go and let You totally take over
in our lives.
Fill us with the grace needed to truly do this, and really see others through Your eyes.
Jesus, the world has become what it always becomes, selfish.
Jesus, let us be in the world, but let us work and act from Your world of love and forgiveness.
Lord, it is so easy to slip into the cares and worries of today.
So Christ, lift us up, and let us praise and adore You, our living God.
Jesus, let us celebrate this lent, as a time of rooting out all the things that causes us to
be fearful of the future.
Let us all realize, that nothing is happening that You aren't totally aware of, and that You
have already worked out the perfect plan for all of us.
Let us prepare for our home coming this Lent.
Amen and Amen.
Thank You Lord, for loving us totally.
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This weeks readings and reflections
Sunday ARE YOU HARDLY WORKING FOR THE GOSPEL?
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"Bear your share of the hardship which the gospel entails." -2 Timothy 1:8
As a baptized child of God, you have a share in the blessings of the gospel
(1 Cor 9:23; Eph 1:3). Likewise, you also have a share in the hardship the gospel of Christ
requires (2 Tm 1:8).
Jesus in His mercy brings His disciples hope in the midst of hardships. In today's Gospel
reading, Jesus takes three disciples up a mountain and allows them to experience His
transfigured brilliance and glory (Mt 17:1ff). St. Peter understood this earthly dynamic
between glory and suffering. He told us that the spiritual high of Jesus' Transfiguration
was a light "shining in a dark place" for all of us who bear gospel hardships (2 Pt 1:16-19).
Peter also understood them as a normal part of the gospel. He tells us: "Christ suffered in
the flesh; therefore, arm yourselves with His same mentality" (1 Pt 4:1).
Our hardships are few compared to those of our ancestors in faith. Abram moved hundreds of
miles at age seventy-five (Gn 12:1ff). Mary, the mother of Jesus, suffered many sorrows.
Countless disciples have been martyred for the gospel. Most of us have not even endured one
of the hardships mentioned in a partial list of St. Paul's sufferings for the gospel
(2 Cor 11:23-33). "The present burden of our trial is light enough" (2 Cor 4:17), and the
Lord gives us daily strength (2 Tm 1:8) and periodic glimpses of His glory so we can
persevere (e.g. Mt 17:2).
"Take courage...says the Lord, and work" for the spread of the gospel (Hg 2:4). "With the
strength which comes from God bear your share of the hardship which the gospel entails"
(2 Tm 1:8).
Prayer: Father, use my life in service of the gospel (Rm 15:16).
Promise: "God has saved us and has called us to a holy life." -2 Tm 1:9
Praise: Praise the transfigured, crucified and risen, glorified body of Jesus!
Monday ABBA'S CHILDREN
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Each God given talent in each person needs to be nurtured accordingly to that person. It is our
uniqueness that adds to the mosaic of God's beautiful creation, which goes beyound art, poetry
and music.
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Pray for his family, his children. Please bring him home to us dear Jesus.
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CONVERSION GIFTS
URGENT CALL
Lent is a new beginning, a path leading to the certain goal of Easter, Christ's victory over death.
This season urgently calls us to conversion. Christians are asked to return to God "with all their
hearts" (Joel 2:12), to refuse to settle for mediocrity and to grow in friendship with Jesus.
GO DEEPER
Lent is a favorable season for deepening our spiritual life through the means of sanctification
offered us by the Church: fasting, prayer and almsgiving.
BACK TO BASICS
At the basis of everything is the word of God, which during this season we are invited to hear and
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Sunday, March 12, 2017, Second Sunday of Lent
Genesis 12:1-4, 2 Timothy 1:8-10, Psalm 33:4-5, 18-20, 22, Matthew 17:1-9
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ARE YOU HARDLY WORKING FOR THE GOSPEL?
"Bear your share of the hardship which the gospel entails." -2 Timothy 1:8
As a baptized child of God, you have a share in the blessings of the gospel (1 Cor 9:23; Eph 1:3). Likewise, you also have a share in the hardship the gospel of Christ requires (2 Tm 1:8).
Jesus in His mercy brings His disciples hope in the midst of hardships. In today's Gospel reading, Jesus takes three disciples up a mountain and allows them to experience His transfigured brilliance and glory (Mt 17:1ff). St. Peter understood this earthly dynamic between glory and suffering. He told us that the spiritual high of Jesus' Transfiguration was a light "shining in a dark place" for all of us who bear gospel hardships (2 Pt 1:16-19). Peter also understood them as a normal part of the gospel. He tells us: "Christ suffered in the flesh; therefore, arm yourselves with His same mentality" (1 Pt 4:1).
Our hardships are few compared to those of our ancestors in faith. Abram moved hundreds of miles at age seventy-five (Gn 12:1ff). Mary, the mother of Jesus, suffered many sorrows. Countless disciples have been martyred for the gospel. Most of us have not even endured one of the hardships mentioned in a partial list of St. Paul's sufferings for the gospel (2 Cor 11:23-33). "The present burden of our trial is light enough" (2 Cor 4:17), and the Lord gives us daily strength (2 Tm 1:8) and periodic glimpses of His glory so we can persevere (e.g. Mt 17:2).
"Take courage...says the Lord, and work" for the spread of the gospel (Hg 2:4). "With the strength which comes from God bear your share of the hardship which the gospel entails" (2 Tm 1:8).
Prayer: Father, use my life in service of the gospel (Rm 15:16).
Promise: "God has saved us and has called us to a holy life." -2 Tm 1:9
Praise: Praise the transfigured, crucified and risen, glorified body of Jesus!
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Sunday, March 12, 2017, Second Sunday of Lent
Genesis 12:1-4, 2 Timothy 1:8-10, Psalm 33:4-5, 18-20, 22, Matthew 17:1-9
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ARE YOU HARDLY WORKING FOR THE GOSPEL?
"Bear your share of the hardship which the gospel entails." -2 Timothy 1:8
As a baptized child of God, you have a share in the blessings of the gospel (1 Cor 9:23; Eph 1:3). Likewise, you also have a share in the hardship the gospel of Christ requires (2 Tm 1:8).
Jesus in His mercy brings His disciples hope in the midst of hardships. In today's Gospel reading, Jesus takes three disciples up a mountain and allows them to experience His transfigured brilliance and glory (Mt 17:1ff). St. Peter understood this earthly dynamic between glory and suffering. He told us that the spiritual high of Jesus' Transfiguration was a light "shining in a dark place" for all of us who bear gospel hardships (2 Pt 1:16-19). Peter also understood them as a normal part of the gospel. He tells us: "Christ suffered in the flesh; therefore, arm yourselves with His same mentality" (1 Pt 4:1).
Our hardships are few compared to those of our ancestors in faith. Abram moved hundreds of miles at age seventy-five (Gn 12:1ff). Mary, the mother of Jesus, suffered many sorrows. Countless disciples have been martyred for the gospel. Most of us have not even endured one of the hardships mentioned in a partial list of St. Paul's sufferings for the gospel (2 Cor 11:23-33). "The present burden of our trial is light enough" (2 Cor 4:17), and the Lord gives us daily strength (2 Tm 1:8) and periodic glimpses of His glory so we can persevere (e.g. Mt 17:2).
"Take courage...says the Lord, and work" for the spread of the gospel (Hg 2:4). "With the strength which comes from God bear your share of the hardship which the gospel entails" (2 Tm 1:8).
Prayer: Father, use my life in service of the gospel (Rm 15:16).
Promise: "God has saved us and has called us to a holy life." -2 Tm 1:9
Praise: Praise the transfigured, crucified and risen, glorified body of Jesus!
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Saturday, March 11, 2017
FORGIVENESS IS CLEARLY IMPOSSIBLE - One Bread, One Body, 3/11/2017
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Saturday, March 11, 2017
Deuteronomy 26:16-19, Psalm 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8, Matthew 5:43-48
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FORGIVENESS IS CLEARLY IMPOSSIBLE
"You have heard the commandment, 'You shall love your countryman but hate your enemy.' My command to you is: love your enemies." -Matthew 5:43-44
Alexander Pope captured in a few words a great Biblical insight when he wrote: "To err is human; to forgive divine." It is humanly impossible to forgive. Yet God, Who forgives by His divine power, offers us the grace to forgive. This is obvious because the Lord commands us to forgive:
* immediately (see Mt 5:25),
* repeatedly, even 70 x 7 (Mt 18:22),
* sacrificially by lavishing love and mercy on prodigals (see Lk 15:22ff),
* even while we're in the process of being crucified (see Lk 23:34),
* even if others don't apologize or even stop sinning against us (see Lk 23:34-35), and
* our enemies (see Mt 5:44).
To forgive is obviously divine.
The Holy Trinity lives within us. He will give us the grace to forgive immediately everyone for every sin committed against us. He will give us the grace to forgive by His impossible standards. Therefore, make the following decision and say: "By the power of Jesus Christ, I decide to forgive (name) for (sin) ." Fill in the blanks and repeat this statement until you have forgiven everyone for every sin.
Prayer: Father, I reject Satan's works of unforgiveness, bitterness, and resentment.
Promise: "Provided you keep all His commandments, He will then raise you high in praise and renown and glory above all other nations He has made, and you will be a people sacred to the Lord, your God, as He promised." -Dt 26:18-19
Praise: Greg prays to be cleansed from the sins he's not aware of committing (see Ps 19:13).
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Saturday, March 11, 2017
Deuteronomy 26:16-19, Psalm 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8, Matthew 5:43-48
Link to Readings --> http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/031117.cfm
FORGIVENESS IS CLEARLY IMPOSSIBLE
"You have heard the commandment, 'You shall love your countryman but hate your enemy.' My command to you is: love your enemies." -Matthew 5:43-44
Alexander Pope captured in a few words a great Biblical insight when he wrote: "To err is human; to forgive divine." It is humanly impossible to forgive. Yet God, Who forgives by His divine power, offers us the grace to forgive. This is obvious because the Lord commands us to forgive:
* immediately (see Mt 5:25),
* repeatedly, even 70 x 7 (Mt 18:22),
* sacrificially by lavishing love and mercy on prodigals (see Lk 15:22ff),
* even while we're in the process of being crucified (see Lk 23:34),
* even if others don't apologize or even stop sinning against us (see Lk 23:34-35), and
* our enemies (see Mt 5:44).
To forgive is obviously divine.
The Holy Trinity lives within us. He will give us the grace to forgive immediately everyone for every sin committed against us. He will give us the grace to forgive by His impossible standards. Therefore, make the following decision and say: "By the power of Jesus Christ, I decide to forgive (name) for (sin) ." Fill in the blanks and repeat this statement until you have forgiven everyone for every sin.
Prayer: Father, I reject Satan's works of unforgiveness, bitterness, and resentment.
Promise: "Provided you keep all His commandments, He will then raise you high in praise and renown and glory above all other nations He has made, and you will be a people sacred to the Lord, your God, as He promised." -Dt 26:18-19
Praise: Greg prays to be cleansed from the sins he's not aware of committing (see Ps 19:13).
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Friday, March 10, 2017
A WORLD OF ANGRY MEN AND WOMEN - One Bread, One Body, 3/10/2017
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Friday, March 10, 2017
Ezekiel 18:21-28, Psalm 130:1-8, Matthew 5:20-26
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A WORLD OF ANGRY MEN AND WOMEN
"What I say to you is: everyone who grows angry with his brother shall be liable to judgment." -Matthew 5:22
Although there is such a thing as righteous anger, most people are not righteously angry, but sinfully angry. By God's grace, we must repent of anger immediately, or we will "be liable to judgment" and risk "the fires of Gehenna" (Mt 5:22). Until we repent of anger, we cannot proceed with worship and prayer (Mt 5:23-24). In anger, we stop communicating with God, which causes our faith to erode and our love to diminish. In anger, our spiritual "vital signs" begin to fail. We are in serious trouble. Therefore, the Lord warns us: "The sun must not go down on your wrath; do not give the devil a chance to work on you" (Eph 4:26-27).
"Do nothing to sadden the Holy Spirit with Whom you were sealed against the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, all passion and anger, harsh words, slander, and malice of every kind. In place of these, be kind to one another, compassionate, and mutually forgiving, just as God has forgiven you in Christ" (Eph 4:30-32). "Let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for a man's anger does not fulfill God's justice" (Jas 1:19-20).
Prayer: Father, purify my heart. Remove the causes of anger in me.
Promise: "If a wicked man, turning from the wickedness he has committed, does what is right and just, he shall preserve his life; since he has turned away from all the sins which he committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die." -Ez 18:27-28
Praise: Rather than get angry at the daily news, Michael now prays the news.
(Order, listen to, or download our CDs or DVDs to help you increase your prayer life on our website: "Daily Prayers", CD 62-3, DVD 62, "Liturgy of the Hours," CD 89-3, DVD 89, "Married Couples Praying Together, "CD 116-1, DVD 116, "Family Prayer," CD 59-1, DVD 59, "Praying the Our Father," CD 67-3, DVD 67.)
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Friday, March 10, 2017
Ezekiel 18:21-28, Psalm 130:1-8, Matthew 5:20-26
Link to Readings --> http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/031017.cfm
A WORLD OF ANGRY MEN AND WOMEN
"What I say to you is: everyone who grows angry with his brother shall be liable to judgment." -Matthew 5:22
Although there is such a thing as righteous anger, most people are not righteously angry, but sinfully angry. By God's grace, we must repent of anger immediately, or we will "be liable to judgment" and risk "the fires of Gehenna" (Mt 5:22). Until we repent of anger, we cannot proceed with worship and prayer (Mt 5:23-24). In anger, we stop communicating with God, which causes our faith to erode and our love to diminish. In anger, our spiritual "vital signs" begin to fail. We are in serious trouble. Therefore, the Lord warns us: "The sun must not go down on your wrath; do not give the devil a chance to work on you" (Eph 4:26-27).
"Do nothing to sadden the Holy Spirit with Whom you were sealed against the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, all passion and anger, harsh words, slander, and malice of every kind. In place of these, be kind to one another, compassionate, and mutually forgiving, just as God has forgiven you in Christ" (Eph 4:30-32). "Let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for a man's anger does not fulfill God's justice" (Jas 1:19-20).
Prayer: Father, purify my heart. Remove the causes of anger in me.
Promise: "If a wicked man, turning from the wickedness he has committed, does what is right and just, he shall preserve his life; since he has turned away from all the sins which he committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die." -Ez 18:27-28
Praise: Rather than get angry at the daily news, Michael now prays the news.
(Order, listen to, or download our CDs or DVDs to help you increase your prayer life on our website: "Daily Prayers", CD 62-3, DVD 62, "Liturgy of the Hours," CD 89-3, DVD 89, "Married Couples Praying Together, "CD 116-1, DVD 116, "Family Prayer," CD 59-1, DVD 59, "Praying the Our Father," CD 67-3, DVD 67.)
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