Thursday, November 15, 2007
I still say JOGGING in Saint John will kill ya faster!!!
Just imagine bringing in all those chemicals in your body at a fast rate???
Not good!!!
Took me five minutes to hitch a ride to Fredericton!!!
and it was an Irving's employee????
The employee made me promise that I would never mention their name!!!
lol
The employee made me promise that I would never mention their name!!!
lol
WOW!!!! MAYOR OF FREDERICTON BRAD WOODSIDE HAVEN'T HAD A SMOKE FOR OVER TWO WEEKS!!!
Keep the good work Brad.
Hey? I know how to help ya?
If you take up smoking again?
I'll blog ya!!!
:P
Bonne Chance!!!
Hey? I know how to help ya?
If you take up smoking again?
I'll blog ya!!!
:P
Bonne Chance!!!
Cutting back on smokers at Prince Edward Mall in Saint John!!!
I was very surprise to notice this one. Prince Edward Mall have been a gathering for the less fortunate for years!!!
Elizabeth Weir is still around???
I always wondered where her office was located?
Talk about a bad flashback???
lol
Priere Du Jour - Prayer of the Day!!!!
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SPIRITUAL LIVING
Prayer and Devotions
A Kingdom Within
by Father Cliff Ermatinger, LC
Spend time today in silent prayer considering the inestimable gift of the divine indwelling, the mystery of God within you.
November 15, 2007
Thursday of the Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time
Luke 17: 20-25
Asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come, Jesus said in reply, "The coming of the Kingdom of God cannot be observed, and no one will announce, 'Look, here it is,' or, 'There it is.' For behold, the Kingdom of God is among you." Then he said to his disciples, "The days will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it. There will be those who will say to you, 'Look, there he is,' or 'Look, here he is.' Do not go off, do not run in pursuit. For just as lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day. But first he must suffer greatly and be rejected by this generation."
Introductory Prayer: I love you my Lord, because you are love itself. Forgive all that is in me that does not come from your love and does not reflect your love. If I am to become what you want me to be, it will happen only if I allow you to act in me.
Petition: Lord Jesus Christ, give me eyes to see you and your kingdom. Give me an open heart to receive your kingdom.
1. A Good Question Messianic tension was at an all time high during Christ’s earthly life. Pseudo-messiahs had come and gone. Does this Jesus of Nazareth know when the kingdom will come? Would he initiate it? And so, the Pharisees put the question to him. Christ’s response was most likely a let-down for them. The Jews were not about to get excited about some ethereal kingdom: That type of kingdom could command no respect. Further still, Christ refused to limit the kingdom to any specific locale: “The kingdom of God is among you.” We are told by St. Paul that “we look not to what is seen but to what is unseen; for what is seen is transitory, but what is unseen is eternal” (2 Corinthians 4:18). Paul speaks of the invisible kingdom; he says we are to look to it. He contrasts the things of time with things of the invisible kingdom and says the fact that things belonging to time are merely temporal is the reason to look beyond them. Eternity does not lay hidden in the distant future. It is active here and now.
2. Divine Surprise Although the kingdom of God is hidden from our view now, it will be revealed in due season. Men think that they are lords of this world, that the earth is their property, and that its movements are under their power. However, the world has other lords besides them, and it is the scene of a conflict higher than they can imagine. Within this conflict, God shocks man by submitting himself to suffering and death. Such a surprise could be enough to abandon the very thought of God. A hidden kingdom was enough of a let-down for the Pharisees. But a divine King who must suffer, too?! Yes, and the kingdom to which he refers contains Christ’s little ones who are despised and his angels whom they disbelieve -- and these at length shall take possession of his kingdom and manifest it.
3. Beyond the Veil of Suffering The earth cannot satisfy the follower of Christ, for even at its most exhilarating and enjoyable, it is merely a hint, a beginning, a promise of something greater. It is not enough. We know there is much more than we can see. An incomprehensible world of saints and angels lies beyond the visible world. We see only the external shell of that kingdom; on that kingdom we must fix our eyes of faith. The world with all its beauty speaks of heaven, but it can never satisfy our longing for the eternal. The world is like crumbs from the table. We await the day of God’s second coming. Then will the outward world perish, the heavens be burnt and the earth melt away. Such a loss can be borne, for we know that this merely removes the veil.
Conversation with Christ: Lord, I know that the removal of the visible world will reveal to us the world invisible and show us the world which is not seen. I pray for the dissolution of the visible and ask you to help me increase my longing for your kingdom.
Resolution: I will spend time today in silent prayer considering the inestimable gift of the divine indwelling, the mystery of God within me.
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> The Best Scenario Possible .
> We Do God No Favors .
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007
PRIERE DU JOUR - PRAYER OF THE DAY!!!
SPIRITUAL LIVING
Prayer and Devotions
The Highest of All Prayers
by Father Cliff Ermatinger, LC
Make a visit to the Eucharist today and consider the many gifts God has given you. In adoration, thank Him with all your being.
November 14, 2007
Wednesday of the Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time
Luke 17: 11-19
As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem, he traveled through Samaria and Galilee. As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him. They stood at a distance from him and raised their voice, saying, "Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!" And when he saw them, he said, "Go show yourselves to the priests." As they were going they were cleansed. And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. He was a Samaritan. Jesus said in reply, "Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?" Then he said to him, "Stand up and go; your faith has saved you."
Introductory Prayer: I love you my Lord, because you are love itself. Forgive all that is in me that does not come from your love and does not reflect your love. If I am to become what you want me to be, it will happen only if I allow you to act in me.
Petition: Lord, the ability to thank you is already a gift in itself. Grant me this gift that I may never break communion with you.
1. From Receiver to Giver These poor lepers are outcasts, banned from communion with all society. Their only hope is Christ. They have nothing to lose by asking, and so they make their plea. Standing at a distance from Christ according to the law, they acknowledge their own helplessness and beg for mercy. They receive it: Christ heals them, and they go on their way, satisfied with his gift. To our Lord’s dismay, however, only one returns to give thanks. To give thanks in Greek is EuXaristia. Only one is Eucharistic; only one is saved.
2. A Just Return Our Lord rewards gratitude. Why is our thanksgiving so important to God? In a way, by showing gratitude we justly return to God what he deserves. Take the example of the lepers: They are helpless outcasts. They can’t do anything for themselves except beg – much like our situation before God. We, too, are spiritual lepers begging God’s mercy. If we were to accept God’s gift without giving thanks, we would be reduced to mere consumers of grace, incapable of giving anything back. But God wants to save us from that predicament and he asks our thanksgiving, EuXaristia.
3. From Thanksgiving to Communion What is the dynamic of thanksgiving? When we give thanks, we are no longer passive recipients; we become active givers, giving back to One who has given us what we do not deserve. When we become active givers, God places us on another level – another level capable of receiving even more from him. By giving thanks for what he had received, the leper was capable of receiving more from God. Indeed, he did receive more – he was saved. Saved by God’s mercy, he was now capable of receiving still more, growing in intimacy with God. God invited all the lepers into a personal relationship that day, but only one responded. God invites us into a personal relationship today, into a Eucharistic relationship in which we are no longer mere passive recipients of his grace, but coworkers of his redemption. In living a life of thanksgiving, a Eucharistic life, we attract many blessings for our own souls, our families, our parish, and for souls in danger of being lost.
Conversation with Christ: Lord, make me aware of the many gifts you have given me so that I may respond to them and give you what you deserve: my heartfelt thanksgiving. May I be more thankful and thus deepen my communion with you.
Resolution: I will make a visit to the Eucharist today and consider the many gifts God has given me. In adoration I will thank him with all my being.
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