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The Catholic Calendar for Sunday, July 7, 2002 The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word: Zechariah 9:9-10 Psalm 145:1-2,8-11,13-14 Romans 6:9,11-13 Matthew 11:25-30 A reflection on today's Scripture: "Come to me, all you who are weary and find life burdensome, and I will refresh you." (Matthew 11:25) The desert is an important place to God's people. In fact, in scripture, the desert is mentioned no fewer than 380 times. Some of the more familiar happenings in the desert include Israel's flight from Egypt, Ezekiel's vision of the dry bones returning to life, Jesus' forty day fast and temptation and the flight of the woman into the desert in John's Revelation. Indeed, the desert seems to be a place where God's people find Him and where He influences His people the most. This was true in the Bible and later with the desert fathers and countless saints. Does this mean that to find God and have Him work great things in us that we must travel to a desert perhaps hundreds or thousands of miles away? Not necessarily! We can each have our own desert right where we live to meet God. For those who live in the city it may be in a park or in a quiet room where one can go without being disturbed. For many it can be at an established retreat house. For some it may actually be in the desert. Here in Wyoming, my "desert" is just south of my home in some of the most beautiful mountains in the world. The point is that to meet God in an intimate way we must devote our whole selves entirely to Him, without the distractions of the everyday world. Perhaps for only a few minutes each day - perhaps for days at a time. The length of time varies for each individual. Seek out your desert now, and marvel and rejoice at the wonders God will reveal to you! - Don Claunch, SFO 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/[email protected] 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. Scripture texts in this work are taken from the New American Bible with Revised New Testament and Revised Psalms (c)1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C. and are used by permission of the copyright owner. All Rights Reserved. No part of the New American Bible may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the copyright owner. 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: Sunday, July 7, 2002
