Meditation: Friday, July 26, 2002

[Joachim]

Title: Meditation: Friday, July 26, 2002

The Catholic Calendar for Friday, July 26, 2002     Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time     Sts. Joachim and Ann, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word:     Sirach 44:1,10-15     Psalm 132:11,13-14,17-18     Matthew 13:16-17 A Reflection on today's Holy Scripture . . . Everyday is a gift from God and gifts are for giving. We who are blessed and know God, have a daily opportunity to give this gift to everyone we meet. How many opportunities do we let slip through our fingers to be God's eyes and ears? All around us are the signs of God's hands in the beauty of creation. All around us are the cries of the poor, the fearful, the oppressed. Do we have the eyes and the ears to see and hear them? We must not let our hearts grow dull, but open our eyes and ears to see and hear God's words. We should thank God for having patience with us, for His mercy on us, and for helping us to open our hearts to receive His Holy word. This weekend, let us grasp every opportunity that comes our way, to follow the word of God with Hearts overflowing with His love.                    Spirit of the Living God,                         fall afresh on me!                         Amen! - Deacon Bill Powers ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) YOU CAN HELP to evangelize the Word of God: Please recommend our website to your friends and Catholic webmasters 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@saturn.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. 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/