11/14/2008
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The Words of Jesus of Nazareth
The Return
Watch therefore, for you know not the hour when your Lord will come.
At the end of time, the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the heavens, causing the nations of the earth to tremble. All will see the Messiah, the Son of Man, appearing with power and great glory; and they will see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of the living God, returning on the clouds of heaven. And he will send his angels with the great sound of a trumpet , and they will gather together his chosen ones as from the four winds, from the farthest ends of the heavens and earth, and reward everyone according to his works.
As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the time of the coming of the Son of Man. In the days that preceded the great flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, and carelessly celebrating, until the day that Noah entered into the ark.
It was the same in the days of Lot. Men and women ate and drank, bought and sold, planted and built. But on the day that Lot departed from Sodom, it rained fire and molten sulfur from heaven, and destroyed them all. So will it be on the day that the Son of Man is revealed.
Do not let your heart be overwhelmed by the pursuit of earthly pleasure or the anxieties of life. Let not my returning find you unprepared; for like the springing of a trap will it suddenly come upon the earth.
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Abba, Father, Lord God, thankful and humbled I look at my Lord Jesus’ Words ‘Whoever seeks to gain his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it’ and I can see and feel the viscous cycle of the human condition that plagues me, and for which the only cure is death, the only remedy is Jesus, the only comfort is His living Words. The human condition of a eternal spiritual being learning to walk under the sun in the physical body, with all its desires can only be cured by dying to itself in its physical form which as the desires of the flesh are temporary and passing, to rise in and with Jesus as the spiritual beings which we are, eternal and at home, one with Jesus. This is why He took on human form and humbled Himself that we may have an example, so we would have a way, and He would be our light. This is why we can only find ourselves at the foot of the Cross, where in His blood we are cleansed and purified of our sins, and washed free of the body to rise free in the spirit. So when we stumble and fall we must land at His feet on the Cross where we will see and feel the spirit and die to the body. Help me Jesus! In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.
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It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.
— St. Francis de Sales
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2 John 4-9
Psalm 119:1-2, 10-11, 17-18
Luke 17:26-37
26 As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of man. 27 They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. 28 Likewise as it was in the days of Lot — they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built,
29 but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom fire and sulphur rained from heaven and destroyed them all — 30 so will it be on the day when the Son of man is revealed. 31 On that day, let him who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away; and likewise let him who is in the field not turn back. 32 Remember Lot’s wife. 33 Whoever seeks to gain his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it. 34 I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. 35 There will be two women grinding together; one will be taken and the other left." 37 And they said to him, "Where, Lord?" He said to them, "Where the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together."
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Audio books I am listening to and other books or readings I am reading:
The Words of Jesus of Nazareth by Lee Cantelon
Ask and It Is Given, Volume 1: The Law of Attraction Unabridged By Esther Hicks and Jerry Hicks Narrated by Jerry Hicks – Ask and It Is Given, by Esther and Jerry Hicks, which presents the teachings of the nonphysical entity Abraham, will help you learn how to manifest your desires so that you’re living the joyous and fulfilling life you deserve. As you listen, you’ll come to understand how the Universal laws that govern your time/space reality influence your relationships, health issues, finances, career concerns, and more. It’s your birthright to live a life filled with everything that is good, and this audio program will show you how to make it so in every way!
The Pontiff in Winter: Triumph and Conflict in the Reign of John Paul II By John Cornwell Narrated by John Lee – Pope John Paul II is one of the most famous and influential political figures of the world. Now, best-selling author and journalist John Cornwell has written an accessible and provocative portrait of this highly charged figure, focusing primarily on the last five years and the major world events, and scandals within the Church that have impacted the papacy. The result is a thoughtful assessment of John Paul II’s legacy to the Church. In an age when many people see the Catholic Church as an institution in crisis, Cornwell raises the level of debate by posing difficult questions; chief among them is the effectiveness of a system that grants lifetime power to an individual vulnerable to the vicissitudes of aging and illness.
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One Walk 