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The Catholic Calendar for Thursday, May 2, 2002 Fifth Week of Easter National Day of Prayer St. Athanasius Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word: Acts 15:7-21 Psalm 96:1-3,10 John 15:9-11 A Reflection on Today's Scripture: In today's Gospel Jesus tells us that He loves us as much as God the Father has loved Him. If this is so, why then do we often feel so unlovable? The sad and terrible truth often lies in the reality that to the extent we fail to reflect the Spirit of God dwelling in us, the loveliness we possess seems to diminish and our lovableness appears to fade. Perhaps we need this kind of barometer so that we might have a means to evaluate the authenticity of our love as followers of Christ. For in loving Him, we begin to imitate Him, be like Him. With this in mind, may we be willing to examine our conscience and behavior; to evaluate how we spend our time, talent and treasure; to determine just how responsive we are to the needs and concerns of others. Then with God's grace, let us do whatever it takes to reflect the image of His Son. Certainly then we might be more genuinely lovable and more genuinely be able to love. - Donna Raye Nelson, ocds ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) YOU CAN HELP to evangelize the Word of God: Please recommend our website to your friends and Catholic webmasters. The meditations are in English & Spanish at http://www.borg.com/~joachim/DailyMeds.html (case sensitive). ARCHIVED Meditations: http://www.abcsoffaith.com/quiet/quietplace.html and at: http://www.mail-archive.com/dailymed%40saturn.nibcomp.com For ALL communications, including subscribe/unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (c)2002 The Way, The Truth, The Life. Permission granted to make reprints of the meditations or to post on any web page, except for profit. All scripture quotes are from the Douay-Rheims edition of the Catholic Bible. Full text from the New American Bible: http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/index.htm Lives of the Saints: http://www.christdesert.org/public_texts/martyrology/ |
Title: Meditation: Thursday, May 2, 2002
