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02172009

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The Words of Jesus of Nazareth by Lee Cantelon

TAKE HEED BEWARE OF LIVING YOUR LIFE ON RELIGIOUS “FOOD".

BY NOW YOU HAVE CERTAINLY FORGOTTEN THE FIVE LOAVES THAT FED THE FIVE THOUSAND WITH TWELVE BASKETS LEFT OVER, AND THE SEVEN LOAVES THAT FED THE FOUR THOUSAND AND THE PLENTY THAT REMAINED. BUT I AM NOT SPEAKING TO YOU ABOUT EARTHLY FOOD. NO, I HAVE COME TO WARN YOU AGAINST FEEDING ON THE IDEAS AND FALSE TEACHINGS OF THOSE WHO MARKET IN RELIGION. IN VAIN SUCH PEOPLE WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES WHAT ARE MERELY THE INVENTIONS OF MEN. PREOCCUPIED WITH THEIR OWN SUPERSTITIONS, THEY HAVE FORGOTTEN THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD.

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Lord God, Abba Father, thankful and humble I seek Your help in knowing Your will, in being sure that there is less of me and more of You in all I think and do, so that I will know that what I feel is Your will not mine, and that what I do is according to that will and not any rationalization, compromise or concession to what is easier, more comfortable or familiar. For I want to be willing to serve where ever You place me, but I also want to be all that You made me to be, and I do not want to allow the essence of evil within me – pride and selfishness to trick me into making the wrong decisions any further, or to thinking in my time rather than Yours. How will I know? How can I know? Do not allow discouragement to disguise itself. Do not let fear of not knowing discourage me? Instead let each step I take be one of excitement and enthusiasm for what awaits and the chance to serve You. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

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Don’t give in to discouragement. If you are discouraged it is a sign of pride because it shows you trust in your own powers. Never bother about people’s opinions.  Be obedient to truth. For with humble obedience, you will never be disturbed.

— Bl. Mother Teresa of Calcutta

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Genesis 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10
Psalm 29: 1-4, 3, 9-10
Mark 8:14-21

14  Now they had forgotten to bring bread; and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.  15  And he cautioned them, saying, "Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod."  16  And they discussed it with one another, saying, "We have no bread."  17  And being aware of it, Jesus said to them, "Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened?  18  Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? And do you not remember?  19  When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?" They said to him, "Twelve."  20  "And the seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?" And they said to him, "Seven."  21  And he said to them, "Do you not yet understand?" 

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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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02162009

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The Words of Jesus of Nazareth by Lee Cantelon

This Generation

Whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in these days of sin and non-belief of that person, the Son of Man will be ashamed when he returns in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

Still non-believing, this obstinate generation clamours for a sign; but no sign will be granted other than the sign that was given to the prophet Jonah. For just as Jonah was in the great deep for three days and nights, so the Son of Man will be three days and nights entombed in the earth.

There will come a day when the inhabitants of Nineveh , called the City of Thieves , will stand and pass judgment on this generation and condemn it. For they repented because of the preaching of Jonah, and now one greater than Jonah stands before you.

The Queen of Sheba will also rise to pass judgment on this generation and condemn it; for she traveled a great distance to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, one greater than Solomon has come.

How can I describe this generation? They are like children sitting in the market place, calling to their friends: "We have played merrily on our flutes; but you would not dance or sing. We have played a dirge; but you have refused to be sad."

John, the forerunner, came and lived among you in great austerity. Everyone said: "He must be possessed of a demon."

Now the Son of Man has come to you, enjoying life, and you say: "He is a drunkard and a glutton, and the friend of sinners!" With such brilliance, you justify your own inconsistency.

Oh generation, who live your lives based on lies: how can you, being without truth, say anything worth hearing? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

When it is evening, you say: "It will be fair weather, for the sky is red."

In the morning you say: "It will be foul weather today, for the sky is threatening."

With accuracy you forecast a change in the weather. How is it that you have failed to discern the signs of the times?

Come unto me all who are tired, oppressed, and sick of life, and I will give you wonderful rest! Receive my words and let me teach you, for I am gentle and kind. You will find rest for your souls. That which I ask of you is for your benefit, and that which I demand of you is light.

Those who have chosen to follow me in this generation will one day sit upon thrones and judge kingdoms and kings who have hardened their hearts and turned away from these righteous words.

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Lord God, Abba Father, O that You would bless me and mine, drawing us closer to You in full awareness of You truths. That You would enlarge our territory for Your use and glory. That You would keep us from evil and from causing any pain. That we walk in You light and that light be visible to all who You place in our path. That all the glory and honor be Yours, and that Thy will be done in and through us. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

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He who desires anything but God deceives himself, and he who loves anything but God errs miserably.

— St. Phillip Neri

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Genesis 4:1-15, 25
Psalm 50:1, 8, 16-17, 20-21
Mark 8:11-13

11  The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, to test him.  12  And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and said, "Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation."  13  And he left them, and getting into the boat again he departed to the other side. 

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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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02112009

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The Words of Jesus of Nazareth by Lee Cantelon

On a Fruitful Life      

The fruit of people’s lives will reveal the life they have chosen to live.

You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt has lost its power to purify, flavor, and preserve, how can it be made salt again? It is worthless, except to be discarded and trampled underfoot.

Do you pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from among thistles? A healthy tree cannot produce unhealthy fruit; nor does a rotten tree produce healthy fruit. Likewise, every good tree produces good fruit, and every rotten tree produces rotten fruit. The unhealthy tree is cut down and used as wood for the fire.

Once, a man planted a fig tree within the walls of his vineyard. For three years he waited for it to bear fruit, but none came. At last he called the chief gardener: "Three years I have walked here, each year expecting to find fruit from this fig tree; and still it is barren. Why should it take up space on my grounds any longer? Cut it down."

To this, the gardener replied: "Give the tree one more season. I will fertilize its roots and give it special attention. Perhaps then, it will bear fruit. If not, you do right in cutting it down."

When your lives bear fruit, my Father is glorified, and you are become my true disciples. From a good life flows goodness from what is stored within; while an evil life produces only barrenness.

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Lord God, Abba Father, to know You, to love You, and to serve You under the sun so I may be with You forever and ever. O Abba Father for the sake of His sorrowful passion have mercy on us and on the whole world. Comfort the sick, the poor in spirit, the abused, and the persecuted; help them to feel their way to You through, with and in Jesus Christ our Lord Savior. Remind them that this too shall pass, and to stand firm in their faith so when it does pass, regret will be minimal and joy will be great.

Hail Mary full grace, the Lord be with you, blessed are you among woman and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

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It is loving the Cross that one finds one heart, for Divine Love cannot live without suffering.

— St. Bernadette

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Genesis 2:4-9, 15-17

15  The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it.  16  And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;  17  but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die." 
Psalm 104:1-2, 27-30

27  These all look to thee, to give them their food in due season.  28  When thou givest to them, they gather it up; when thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good things.  29  When thou hidest thy face, they are dismayed; when thou takest away their breath, they die and return to their dust.  30  When thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; and thou renewest the face of the ground. 
Mark 7:14-23

14  And he called the people to him again, and said to them, "Hear me, all of you, and understand:  15  there is nothing outside a man which by going into him can defile him; but the things which come out of a man are what defile him."  17  And when he had entered the house, and left the people, his disciples asked him about the parable.  18  And he said to them, "Then are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a man from outside cannot defile him,  19  since it enters, not his heart but his stomach, and so passes on?" (Thus he declared all foods clean.) 

20  And he said, "What comes out of a man is what defiles a man.  21  For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, fornication, theft, murder, adultery,  22  coveting, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, slander, pride, foolishness.  23  All these evil things come from within, and they defile a man."

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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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02102009

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The Words of Jesus of Nazareth by Lee Cantelon

THE PROBLEM OF RELIGION

BEWARE OF FALSE TEACHERS WHO STAND BEFORE YOU WEARING SHEEP’S CLOTHING. BENEATH THEIR GUISE HIDES A RAVENOUS WOLF. THEY FOLLOW THEIR TRUE MASTER, THE EVIL ONE, AND DO WHAT AS HE COMMANDS THEM. HE WAS A MURDERER FROM THE BEGINNING AND NEVER TOLD THE TRUTH, BECAUSE THERE WAS NEVER TRUTH IN HIM. WHEN HE LIES, HE SPEAKS IN CHARACTER, FOR HE IS A LIAR, AND THE FATHER OF LIES.

TO THOSE WHO SET THEMSELVES UP TO BE YOUR JUDGES, I SAY, JUDGMENT UPON YOU, FALSE TEACHERS. HYPOCRITES! YOU, WHO WILL NEVER ENTER THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, BAR THE VERY WAY TO THOSE WHO LONG TO GO IN. YOU TRAVEL ACROSS LAND AND SEA TO GAIN ONE PROSELYTE AND WHEN THAT PERSON IS WON, YOU MAKE THEM TWO TIMES MORE THE CHILD OF HELL THAN YOU ARE YOURSELVES. DO YOU NOT MERIT GREAT DAMNATION?

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Lord God, Abba Father, Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

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He is generous even to exhaustion; and what is most wonderful is, that He gives Himself thus entirely, not once only, but every day, if we wish it. Every fresh Communion is a new gift which Jesus Christ makes of Himself. 

— St. Ignatius of Loyola

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Genesis 1:20 – 2:4

20  And God said, "Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the firmament of the heavens."  21  So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.  22  And God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth."  23  And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day. 

24  And God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds." And it was so.  25  And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the cattle according to their kinds, and everything that creeps upon the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.  26  Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth."  27  So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.  28  And God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth."  29  And God said, "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food.  30  And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food." And it was so.  31  And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, a sixth day. 

1  Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.  2  And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done.  3  So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all his work which he had done in creation.  4  These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created. In the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
Psalm 8:4-9
Mark 7:1-13

1  Now when the Pharisees gathered together to him, with some of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem,  2  they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands defiled, that is, unwashed.  3  (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they wash their hands, observing the tradition of the elders;  4  and when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they purify themselves; and there are many other traditions which they observe, the washing of cups and pots and vessels of bronze.)  5  And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, "Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with hands defiled?"  6  And he said to them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, `This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me;  7  in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.’  8  You leave the commandment of God, and hold fast the tradition of men."  9  And he said to them, "You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God, in order to keep your tradition!  10  For Moses said, `Honor your father and your mother’; and, `He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him surely die’;  11  but you say, `If a man tells his father or his mother, What you would have gained from me is Corban’ (that is, given to God) —  12  then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother,  13  thus making void the word of God through your tradition which you hand on. And many such things you do." 

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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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02092009

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The Words of Jesus of Nazareth by Lee Cantelon

A Place for You

I go to prepare a place for you.

Know this: if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and take you to be there with me; so that where I am, there you may be also. Let not your heart be troubled: you believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I must go away, but I will come again to you. If you truly loved me you would rejoice, because I return to the Father.

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Lord God, Abba Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day, our daily bread, and forgive us our sins as we forgive those who have sinned against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thyme is the kingdom, the Power, the Glory forever and ever. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

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God does not love our imperfections and venial sins, but He much loves us in spite of them. We must draw from them submission, humility, and distrust of ourselves, but never have distrust of the love of God for us. Well now, that is enough; live joyous!

— St. Frances de Sales

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Genesis 1:1-19

1  In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.  2  The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters. 

3  And God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light.  4  And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.  5  God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day. 

6  And God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters."  7  And God made the firmament and separated the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament. And it was so.  8  And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day. 

9  And God said, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear." And it was so.  10  God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.  11  And God said, "Let the earth put forth vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, upon the earth." And it was so.  12  The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.  13  And there was evening and there was morning, a third day. 

14  And God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years,  15  and let them be lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon the earth." And it was so.  16  And God made the two great lights, the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; he made the stars also.  17  And God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon the earth,  18  to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.  19  And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day. 
Psalm 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 24, 35
Mark 6:53-56

53  And when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennes’aret, and moored to the shore.  54  And when they got out of the boat, immediately the people recognized him,  55  and ran about the whole neighborhood and began to bring sick people on their pallets to any place where they heard he was.  56  And wherever he came, in villages, cities, or country, they laid the sick in the market places, and besought him that they might touch even the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched it were made well. 

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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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02082009

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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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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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