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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