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Gospel Mystery of the Day

   
  
Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path. (Psalm 119) 

Holy Spirit, teach [me] the mystery of life and death in Christ Jesus ...

8/31/2015

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1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
  
Death remains the great mystery of life. Although some people have had brief experiences of heaven, most of us know life after life only by faith. But the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus stand as historical and spiritual fact.  Death in life is sure, even for the Son of God. And so is life into resurrection. This life on earth is not the whole story! Each death brings about transformation into the deeper song of life, that of our Creator longing to bring each of us, both the living and the dead, back to the fold of divine and eternal love, light and life.  As we proclaim the death of Christ with the sufferings of each day, so we, who know and love Jesus, are able to profess divine resurrection by actively living our faith, hope and love.  Holy Spirit, teach [me] the mystery of life and death in Christ. 
Another thought...
Without Christ, Life and death are finite, confined by the science of keeping a human body alive, and the belief that death is the final story, or at best that souls are reincarnated into other life forms. But in Christ, “Life” signifies a human being transformed by the resurrection of Jesus, and connected to the eternity of God’s image within.  Similarly, as much as death to the world occurs for [me] on earth, through suffering aligned with and redeemed by Christ’s death on cross, I am freed form death itself. Instead of confinement in the finite, I am then free to live eternally with God –Creator, redeemer and Holy Spirit.  This is indeed a mystery.  Holy Spirit of God, teach [me] the mystery of life and death in Christ.

 See, I have God for my help.  The Lord sustains my soul. (Psalm 52:8)

Soli ad gloriam dei
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Christ Jesus, increase within me, as I myself decrease...

8/29/2015

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Mark 6:17-29
 
There are many ways I am decreasing: In body, as I age; In mind, as there are more and more ‘open files on the desktop’ of my mind; In my quest for esteem from the world, and the flesh; And in spirit as I become more aware of who Christ Jesus really is.  Will I spend my time stressing over these decreasing capacities, or will I welcome this opportunity to allow God to increase his love and truth in my soul? Christ Jesus, increase within me, as I myself decrease.
 
For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth. (Psalm 71:5)
 
Soli ad gloriam dei

You have made us, Lord, for yourself, and our heart shall find no rest until it rests in you.  Saint Augustine of Hippo 
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Christ Jesus, help me control my own body in holiness and honour...

8/28/2015

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1 Thessalonians 4:1-8
 
Looking at the ‘saints’ of God down through the ages, it is clear that self-discipline and self-control are required for a life of true holiness and abundant in-filling of the Holy Spirit. Although society would have us think otherwise, fulfilling our passions, desires and hungers is not a health-full goal of life.  Rather, living into holiness, that is whole-ness, and honouring the dignity of myself and of others as dwelling places of the Holy Spirit of God, brings life to body, mind, soul and spirit.  Christ Jesus, help me control my own body in holiness and honour, that I might be connected well with You and all of creation, especially my ‘neighbours’. 
 
Light shines forth for the just and joy for the upright in heart. (Psalm 97:11)
 
Soli ad gloriam dei
 
You have made us, Lord, for yourself, and our heart shall find no rest until it rests in you.  Saint Augustine of Hippo 
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 Christ Jesus, strengthen my heart in holiness. 

8/28/2015

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1 Thessalonians 3:7-13& Psalm 90
 
Being a follower of Jesus, I never know when, like him, I will be faced with misunderstanding, indifference or verbal –or even physical –attack along life’s journey. Without a heart that finds its strength in holiness, that is in the faith, hope and love of God, I will respond in kind in such circumstances. I, too, can easily descend into the dregs of incomprehension, shutting out the presence of Christ Jesus in others, and contribute to the darkness of this world. But with a heart strengthened in holiness, I am able to follow Jesus in all places, at all times, under any circumstances, and spread the light of his kingdom here on earth.  Christ Jesus, strengthen my heart in holiness. 

So teach us to count our days that we may gain a wise heart. (Psalm 90:12)
 
Soli ad gloriam dei
 
“To believe in love is everything.”  Saint Peter Julian Eymard 
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Christ Jesus, help me conduct myself in a pure, upright and blameless way...

8/26/2015

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1 Thessalonians 2:9-1&Psalm 139 & Matt 23: 27-32

Although the Lord forgives my ‘iniquities’, it is to his benefit –and mine –that I keep my conduct pure, blameless and upright. This does not require that, like the Pharisees, I appear to others to be ‘good’ –like a white-washed sepulchre as Jesus put it. Rather, it requires that from the heart I practice God’s holy love, for the Lord, for neighbour, and for myself as a dwelling place of the Holy Spirit. Christ Jesus, help me keep my conduct pure, blameless and upright.
 
Where can I go from your spirit? Or where can I flee from your presence?  (Psalm 139:7)
 
Soli ad gloriam dei
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