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The Catholic Calendar for Tuesday, May 28, 2002 The Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word: 1 Peter 1:10-16 Psalm 98:1-4 Mark 10:28-31 A reflection on today's Scripture . . . . "Hey, what about me?" Amazing! We're all cut from the same cloth! Here's Peter and the other disciples saying, "Look, we've given up a lot, and it seems to us we should get something out of this." Can you imagine the utter gall, the incredible pride in a statement like that. You walk up to God and say, "You owe me, I've done some stuff for you." God has already repaid us. He has given us life and has supported us through every moment of the our lives up until now. God has richly rewarded us with the graces of His sacraments. He has rewarded us with family, friends, and love. And Jesus tells us that everything we give up for Him will be replaced a hundred-fold. Those who have come to know God know that this is the truth. We are all friends of God. We are all part of His glorious family. It is not a life without strife. It is not a life free from care. But it is a life in which the cares we have are fulfilled by God. Loving God is the most important reward we can possibly get--it is more fulfilling and it completes us in ways that we can only start to know here on Earth. - JuandelaCruz T.O.Carm. ([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: Tuesday, May 28, 2002
