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My soul: let then the Will of God be accomplished in thee. With Thy help I can do all. Serve the Lord, trust in His Mercy: This will soothe thy pains.

May 31, 2008

When: Saturday, May 31, 2008 12:00 AM to Sunday, June 01, 2008 12:00 AM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).

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Words of Jesus

Jesus provides for his mother from the cross

While the soldiers were doing this, Jesus' mother was standing near the cross with her sister, and with them Mary, the wife of Clopas and Mary of Magdala. Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing by her side, and said to her, "Look, there is your son!" And then he said to the disciple, "And there is your mother!" And from that time the disciple took Mary into his own home.

John 19:25-27

My soul: let then the Will of God be accomplished in thee. With Thy help I can do all. Serve the Lord, trust in His Mercy: This will soothe thy pains.

— St Teresa of Avila

Abba, Father, Lord God, thank You for making Your presence so visible to me, for I never want to test or question You as my human being would seeks to do out of its doubtful, insecure, selfish yet prideful essence. You know this from these times together each morning yet You touch me and show me You are there whether it be through the consciousness on the moment that allows me to feel and then act accordingly to the opportunity or challenge that all of a sudden is before me, or most visibly in the way my spirit being which has as its essence You in Jesus through the Holy Spirit interacts and relates with the daily readings so that in these moments of consciousness my actions are according to Your will and essence not mine. Yesterday is such a good example, You know that some days I pray then read, others I read then pray, will yesterday I prayed and before I could read the day started and off I went. Yet I kept trying throughout the day to stop and read the readings, but one thing led to another and as much as I saw Your hand in the opportunities You placed before me, my human being kept trying to be what it is not what I am until I woke early this morning totally doubting everything, not knowing what to do and feeling that whatever I do would be wrong yet being driven by my selfishness and pride to strike out or back. So I went to the words of Jesus and listened to the Gospels in the audio New Testament 'Word of Promise'; driven by fear of myself or love of Jesus I can hope think it was the later until I read the readings from yesterday and saw and felt the words I prayed were the words from the Gospel reading. Then I knew it was love of Jesus. Not that I am not afraid of myself for I walk in constant fear of being or acting what I am not, but as You know when asked would I rather have someone love or fear me, I choose love; while I think under the sun many would ask why or say it is better to be feared, I feel my essence is from You for in choosing Jesus I am realizing I am not from this world under the sun. And while I often ask and question the many times it says in the Old Testament how we are to fear You, I choose to follow the words of Jesus that command me to love You above all and first! So again thank You Lord God for these visible signs, may they carry me forward today in the spirit of the essence that I am, not the of where I am. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

Zephaniah 3:14-18<http://www.ewtn.com/vbible/search.asp?abbr=Zeph&ch=3&bv1=14&ev1=18> or Romans 12:9-16<http://www.ewtn.com/vbible/search.asp?abbr=Rom&ch=12&bv1=9&ev1=16>

(Ps) Isaiah 12:2-6<http://www.ewtn.com/vbible/search.asp?abbr=Is_&ch=12&bv1=2&ev1=6>

Luke 1:39-56<http://www.ewtn.com/vbible/search.asp?abbr=Luke&ch=1&bv1=39&ev1=56>

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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Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart,

May 31, 2008

When: Friday, May 30, 2008 12:00 AM to Saturday, May 31, 2008 12:00 AM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).

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Words of Jesus

At that time Jesus declared, "I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes; yea, Father, for such was thy gracious will. All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

Matthew 11: 25 – 30

1 John 4: 7 – 16

7 Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God, and he who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 He who does not love does not know God; for God is love. 9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12 No man has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. 13 By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his own Spirit. 14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son as the Savior of the world. 15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

16 So we know and believe the love God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.

We must understand then, that even though God doesn't always give us what we want, He always gives us what we need for our salvation.

— St Augustine

Abba, Father, Lord God, thank You for this new day, a day to hope. My hope as always is that in giving thanks for all the blessings I have been given I will be lifted out of the worries and anxieties under the sun to walk this day with eyes of faith. Eyes that feel to see the good in all and eyes reflect the feeling of good that comes from walking with faith, hope and love which is the fruit I as a branch will yield when I walk connect to You the vine. For what good is it to worry about this or that, and the be anxious over what has or may, if I know that apart from You I am and have nothing. So I will try and fight to reach up and grasp onto the yoke of Jesus where I know the burdens under the sun will fade away as my heart is likened to His and my focus shifts from me to others, and my spirit trust in Your promise knowing and needing to trust no man and seek no counsel under the sun for I only need to trust You and come to You at the foot of the Cross of Jesus. I ask for Your hand to guide my thoughts, words and actions and again bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, keeping me from evil, and from causing any pain. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

Deuteronomy 7:6-11<http://www.ewtn.com/vbible/search.asp?abbr=Deut&ch=7&bv1=6&ev1=11>

Psalm 103:1-4, 6-7, 8, 10<http://www.ewtn.com/vbible/search.asp?abbr=Ps&ch=103&bv1=1&ev1=4&bv2=6&ev2=7&bv3=8&ev3=8&bv4=10&ev4=10>

1 John 4:7-16<http://www.ewtn.com/vbible/search.asp?abbr=_1John&ch=4&bv1=7&ev1=16>

Matthew 11:25-30<http://www.ewtn.com/vbible/search.asp?abbr=Matt&ch=11&bv1=25&ev1=30>