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The Catholic Calendar for Thursday, May 30, 2002 The Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word: 1 Peter 2:2-5,9-12 Psalm 100:2-5 Mark 10:46-52 A Reflection on Today's Scripture: In today's First Reading St. Peter tells us that we have been chosen to proclaim the "perfections of Him who has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light." 1 Peter 2:9 It is an interesting description of our purpose, our mission as Christians. At first glance it may seem like a simple dictum: to praise God; and indeed, for those who have invested themselves into knowing God, finding reason to praise Him is really easy. The point is, we must make the investment of self, of time and treasure in order to follow the path where God reveals Himself to those who love Him. In truth there really are lots of other things that seem interesting and worthwhile, but nothing will satisfy, endure or reap any kind of meaningful harvest than the things we do to save our soul. Everything else is a distraction, a detour, a roadblock and an obstacle to our reason for being. Let us beg the Lord for His grace which illumines our minds to truth and who gives the wisdom, courage and fortitude to follow it. Like Bartimaeus in today' Gospel may we cry out, "Lord, I want to see." - 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 30, 2002
