Archive for February 8th, 2009

The little daily lesson: to keep soberly and quietly in His Presence, trying to turn every little action on His Will; and to praise and love through cloud and sunshine is all my care and study.

February 8, 2009

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The Words of Jesus of Nazareth by Lee Cantelon

Christ’s Prayer for His Disciples

 

As you have sent me into the world, so I send them. And for their sakes I consecrate myself, that they may be made holy, and grow in truth. I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will come to believe in me because of the testimony that they give. Let them all be of one heart and mind, just as you and I are one: that as you are in me, and I in you, they will be together in us, and the world will know that you have sent me.

 

I have given them the glory that you gave me that they may be one, even as we are one: I in them, and you in me, being perfected into one. Because of this, the world will fully understand that you have sent me, and have loved them as much as you have loved me. May they one day be with me where I am, beholding my glory, which you have lovingly given me since the foundation of the world.

 

Father of goodness and truth, the world has not known you; but I have known you, and those who believe in me know that it is you who sent me. I have revealed you to them, and will continue to reveal you to them, so that I, and the love you have given me, may fully dwell in their hearts.

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Lord God, Abba Father, thankful and humbly I sit looking to You, praying You will lift me up, asking that You bless me and mine, but most of all seeking Your will. Asking You to continue Your work in me. Hoping that I may bring light on Your work. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

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The little daily lesson: to keep soberly and quietly in His Presence, trying to turn every little action on His Will; and to praise and love through cloud and sunshine is all my care and study.

— St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

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Job 7:1-4, 6-7

1  "Has not man a hard service upon earth, and are not his days like the days of a hireling?  2  Like a slave who longs for the shadow, and like a hireling who looks for his wages,  3  so I am allotted months of emptiness, and nights of misery are apportioned to me. 
Psalm 147:1-6

3  He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds.
1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23

16  For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For necessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!  17  For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward; but if not of my own will, I am entrusted with a commission.  18  What then is my reward? Just this: that in my preaching I may make the gospel free of charge, not making full use of my right in the gospel.  19  For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, that I might win the more.  22  To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.  23  I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.
Mark 1:29-39

29  And immediately he left the synagogue, and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.  30  Now Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick with a fever, and immediately they told him of her.  31  And he came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her; and she served them.  32  That evening, at sundown, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed with demons.  33  And the whole city was gathered together about the door.  34  And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.  35  And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose and went out to a lonely place, and there he prayed.  36  And Simon and those who were with him pursued him,  37  and they found him and said to him, "Every one is searching for you."  38  And he said to them, "Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also; for that is why I came out."  39  And he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons. 

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Audio books I am listening to and other books or readings I am reading:

When Heaven Invades Earth Unabridged By Bill Johnson Narrated by Tim Lundeen – When Heaven Invades Earth is a powerful statement and testimony on the Kingdom of God. Theologically sound, well supported, and extremely well argued, this message provides a carefully constructed biblical foundation for the average Christian to live and walk in the miraculous power of God. Not only is the supernatural possible, it is our commission. The Great Commission that Christ gave the Church challenges us and makes us responsible to rise up to this supreme supernatural calling. Johnson explains how we are called to dominion in the earth through the divine rule of God.

Soul Communication: Opening Your Spiritual Channels for Success and Fulfillment Unabridged By Zhi Gang Sha Narrated by Marilyn Smith Do you want to communicate with your own soul? Do you want to communicate with your spiritual guides and angels? Do you want to communicate directly with the Divine? You can! In Soul Communication, Dr. Zhi Gang Sha reveals secret Soul Power techniques to develop the four major spiritual communication channels: Soul Language, Direct Soul Communication, Third Eye, and Direct Knowing. While the soul wisdom is profound, Dr. Sha also gives you remarkably simple and practical tools for applying it. This book empowers you to transform every aspect of your life, from health to relationships and finances. Receive guidance from the Divine, your spiritual guides, and your own soul. Empower yourself to fulfill your physical life and your spiritual life.

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O Father, have pity on us because we are blind and in darkness. Drive out the darkness and give me light. Melt the ice of my self-love and kindle in me the fire of Your charity.

February 8, 2009

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The Words of Jesus of Nazareth by Lee Cantelon

Christ’s Prayer for His Disciples

 

I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me; for they truly are yours. All who have believed in me are yours; and they do honor me. I am returning to you in heaven; but those that believe in me remain behind. Father, keep them by the power of your name; that they all may be one, as we are one.

 

While I was with them in the world, I kept them by the power that you gave me, watching over them, so that not one was lost, except for the son of perdition, that the scriptures might be fulfilled. Soon I will be returning to you; so I am requesting these things while I am still in the world, that they might experience and receive the full revelation of what is theirs.

 

I have given them your word, and the world has hated them, because they are no longer children of this dark and dying place, even as I am not. I do not ask that you remove them out of this world, but that you keep them safe from the evil one; for they are no more the children of darkness than I am. Make them holy by your truth, for your word is truth.

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Lord God, Abba Father, thankfully and humbly I ask and pray for the sake of His sorrowful passion have mercy on us and on the whole world; believers and non-believers. For while believers may look to You with eyes of doubt, fearful if they are worthy of salvation, questioning so many things under the sun, they look, they pray to You, for in and through it all they believe or want to believe. Where do the non-believers look to themselves, to the passing things under the sun; all are passing and fade away. Yet through the ages believers have had You, under the law those willing to make sacrifice follow Your commandments, under the new covenant brought to us in Jesus willing to sacrifice themselves in service of others. This is what I pray and seek – that You will make Your will know to me so I may serve You first. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

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O my soul, what are you doing? Are you not aware that God sees you always? You can never hide yourself from His sight. O Father, have pity on us because we are blind and in darkness. Drive out the darkness and give me light. Melt the ice of my self-love and kindle in me the fire of Your charity.

— St. Catherine of Siena

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Hebrews 13:15-17, 20-21

20  Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant,  21  equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in you that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. 
Psalm 23:1-6

1  The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want;  2  he makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters;  3  he restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.  4  Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.  5  Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of my enemies; thou anointest my head with oil, my cup overflows.  6  Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
Mark 6:30-34

30  The apostles returned to Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught.  31  And he said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a lonely place, and rest a while." For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.  32  And they went away in the boat to a lonely place by themselves.  33  Now many saw them going, and knew them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns, and got there ahead of them.  34  As he went ashore he saw a great throng, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. 

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Audio books I am listening to and other books or readings I am reading:

When Heaven Invades Earth Unabridged By Bill Johnson Narrated by Tim Lundeen – When Heaven Invades Earth is a powerful statement and testimony on the Kingdom of God. Theologically sound, well supported, and extremely well argued, this message provides a carefully constructed biblical foundation for the average Christian to live and walk in the miraculous power of God. Not only is the supernatural possible, it is our commission. The Great Commission that Christ gave the Church challenges us and makes us responsible to rise up to this supreme supernatural calling. Johnson explains how we are called to dominion in the earth through the divine rule of God.

Soul Communication: Opening Your Spiritual Channels for Success and Fulfillment Unabridged By Zhi Gang Sha Narrated by Marilyn Smith Do you want to communicate with your own soul? Do you want to communicate with your spiritual guides and angels? Do you want to communicate directly with the Divine? You can! In Soul Communication, Dr. Zhi Gang Sha reveals secret Soul Power techniques to develop the four major spiritual communication channels: Soul Language, Direct Soul Communication, Third Eye, and Direct Knowing. While the soul wisdom is profound, Dr. Sha also gives you remarkably simple and practical tools for applying it. This book empowers you to transform every aspect of your life, from health to relationships and finances. Receive guidance from the Divine, your spiritual guides, and your own soul. Empower yourself to fulfill your physical life and your spiritual life.

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