When: Monday, May 05, 2008 12:00 AM to Tuesday, May 06, 2008 12:00 AM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).
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Words of Jesus
His disciples said, "Ah, now you are speaking plainly, not in any figure! Now we know that you know all things, and need none to question you; by this we believe that you came from God." Jesus answered them, "Do you now believe? The hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, every man to his home, and will leave me alone; yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me. I have said this to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."
Man dies only once, and upon his death depends his eternity. If at the hour of his death, someone is living in some bad habit, his poor soul will fall on the side of hell. If, on the other hand, he is in the state of grace, it will take the road for heaven. Oh, happy road!
— St. John Vianney
Abba, Father, Lord God, in today's readings I feel the distinction between repentance; which I have felt to the point of immobility, and an opportunity to feel freedom from sin walking by faith in hope with love reborn in the Spirit. Yet I see and hear the disciples as they mistakenly allow their emotions to cause them to think that they know and understand what Jesus has been telling them. I see in Jesus' reply a statement of fact followed by an warning of what is to come, with the assurance that in Him we have an example to follow and a High Priest that is both God and Son who by the Spirit which is also God and Son in the Spirit within us; the means by which the seed of God is wakened and molds us into the Son's image who is the Father who by the Son will teach us how to walk while we are under the sun through the tribulations that will come like the thief when we least expect them. So Jesus reminds us in His words that we must live by faith with the hope that in and by His love we can overcome these tribulations by taking His yoke and not becoming victim to our own false since of knowledge and understanding that is the nature of our human existence. For only Jesus knows and understands for He overcame and through the Father knows us well, better than we know ourselves. So we must be vigilant in our faith and practice 'presence' for in His presence we are with You and if we remain with You in Him we have the Spirit to guide, comfort and raise us up through, in and out of the most difficult of times under the sun. O that I will walk feeling my way with 'eyes of faith' today, in Your presence and that in some small way Your light within me will be visible to those I encounter. In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen.
Acts 19:1-8<http://www.ewtn.com/vbible/search.asp?abbr=Acts&ch=19&bv1=1&ev1=8>
Psalm 68:2-7<http://www.ewtn.com/vbible/search.asp?abbr=Ps&ch=68&bv1=2&ev1=7>
John 16:29-33<http://www.ewtn.com/vbible/search.asp?abbr=John&ch=16&bv1=29&ev1=33>
Audio books I am listening to and other books or readings I am reading:
NKJV: The Word of Promise – multi-voiced, faithful rendering of the New King James Version (NKJV) New Testament is presented by a diverse, star-studded cast includes Jim Caviezel from movie The Passion of Jesus Christ.
A New Earth (Unabridged), by Eckhart Tolle
Pope Benedict XVI Apostolic Journey to USA<http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/travels/2008/index_stati-uniti_en.htm>
Pope Benedict XVI Encyclical Letter<http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20071130_spe-salvi_en.html>
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