When: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 12:00 AM to Thursday, June 19, 2008 12:00 AM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).
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Words of Jesus
"Beware of practicing your piety before men in order to be seen by them; for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven." Thus, when you give alms, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your alms may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. "And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. "And when you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, that your fasting may not be seen by men but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Matthew 6: 1 – 6, 16 – 18
Take good care for the aged, for in them you are caring for Christ Himself.
— Bl. Jeanne Jugan
Abba, Father, Lord God, thankful and hungry for Your Word I come before You today; seeking to ‘be strong, and let my heart take courage’ from these Words as I wait on You today. Conscious of Your presence yet over whelmed by thoughts of one beaten down, humbled and stripped to my essence, faced with the reflection of what I have been before man and what I am before You. Trying to stay focused and walk in the moment as I am, Your child, saved by the passion of Christ Jesus, united through Him with You by the Holy Spirit; and not worry about has been or can be, but what is. As it is in these moments with You, which I feel the busyness under the sun tries to separate me from, by robbing me of this time with You. But I will not surrender, I will not be pulled way, for I seek Thy will above all and the Heart of Jesus hidden in the Wisdom of the Holy Spirit, whom I know lives and works out in me through my faith, hope and love. ‘O that You would bless me and my love ones today, enlarger our territory, and that You hand would be with us to keep us from evil, and from causing any pain.’ In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.
Audio books I am listening to and other books or readings I am reading:
The Shack Mackenzie Allen Philips’ youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later in the midst of his Great Sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack on a wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change Mack’s world forever. In a world where religion seems to grow increasingly irrelevant "The Shack" wrestles with the timeless question, "Where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain?" The answers Mack gets will astound you and perhaps transform you as much as it did him. You’ll want everyone you know to read this book!
Revolution: Finding Vibrant Faith Beyond the Walls of the Sanctuary (Unabridged) – World-renowned pollster George Barna has the numbers, and they indicate a revolution is already taking place within the Church: one that will impact every believer in America. For leaders working for positive change in the church, and for believers struggling to find a spiritual community and worship experience that resonates, Revolution is here. Are you ready?
Heaven Is Real: Lessons on Earthly Joy – from the Man Who Spent 90 Minutes in Heaven (Unabridged) – On January 18th 1989, Don Piper died in a car accident. Ninety minutes later, after a preacher prayed over him, Piper came back to life with an extraordinary story. He’d been to heaven. So began the phenomenon of 90 Minutes in Heaven.
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