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The Catholic Calendar for Thursday, June 6, 2002 The Ninth Week in Ordinary Time St. Norbert Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word: 2 Timothy 2:8-15 Psalm 25:4-5,8-10,14 Mark 12:28-34 A Reflection on Today's Scripture: Good and upright is the Lord, thus He shows sinners the way. (Psalm 25:8) These words tell us something we may not always remember; namely, that God is not laying a trap for sinners, is not loving just the good and just, but loving everyone and wanting all to find Him. Holiness is not a function of the amount of grace that God pours out on us, but rather our response to grace and allowing it some space and permission to operate in us. So often it appears that God is at fault - granting some more than others. If this were true it might well explain why some are holy and others are not. Convenient a theory as it is, it misses completely the essence of God who is Love. He does not discriminate, choosing some rather than others, but wants all to be saved and enjoy the splendors of heaven. Let us then beg the Lord for the grace to respond to His outstretched hand, to the pouring down on us of His sacred blood, and the call to be His intimate and lasting friend. - 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, June 6, 2002
