**** **** Pope John Paul II Urges the Laity to Pray the Liturgy of the Hours **** See it online today (Thursday) in Saturday's edition of Join My Journey **** http://homepage.mac.com/ojoachim **** The Catholic Calendar for Saturday, March 31, 2001 The Fourth Week of Lent Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word: Jeremiah 11:18-20 Psalm 7:2-3,9-12 John 7:40-53 Full text: http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/index.htm A Reflection on Today's Scripture: How often life seems unfair. We are misunderstood, things happen to us that we don't apparently deserve and on and on. Those who are (and especially those who are not) striving to live a life of holiness are greatly challenged by these injustices. I recall some of the most hurtful experiences of my life involved misunderstandings. I thought I had gone to extraordinary lengths to provide information and explanation, only to be misunderstood all the more. You know the axiom: "Me thinks the lady protests too much." What wonderful encouragement today's First Reading and Responsorial Psalm give us! Don't worry, they say, God alone is the only just judge, the only refuge we have or need. He alone will vindicate the just and save the upright of heart. And finally and most importantly our whole lenten journey with Christ provides us the perfect opportunity to imitate Jesus - the perfect sinless Lamb of God. Who could have been more misunderstood, wrongly judged, unfairly treated? He as the Scriptures say was led like a lamb to the slaughter, without so much as lifting his voice in protest. Dearest Jesus, let your Spirit live in me so that, like You, I may bear the injustices of this world with the same love and patient endurance that You did. Let your loving example be always before me so that like St. Paul I may say, "I have been crucified with Christ, and the life I live is now not my own; Christ is living in me." (see Galatians 2:19:20) -Donna Raye Nelson (c)2001 The Way, The Truth, The Life. Permission granted to make reprints or to post on any web page, except for profit. YOU can help to evangelize the Word of God: Recommend to your friends the Daily Meditations online at: http://homepage.mac.com/ojoachim ARCHIVED Meditations: http://members.xoom.com/abcsoffaith/quiet1.htm http://www.mail-archive.com/dailymed%40saturn.nibcomp.com/maillist.html For ALL communications, including SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
