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The Catholic Calendar for Wednesday, July 31, 2002 Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time St. Ignatius of Loyola Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word: Jeremiah 15:10,16-21 Psalm 59:2-4,10-11,17-18 Matthew 13:44-46 A Reflection on Today's Scripture: Jeremiah is in the depths of discouragement as he complains to the Lord. He accuses God of deceiving him, like an attractive but elusive brook. Does God console him, soothe him? Not at all! God tells him to cut out this foolish babble, to talk sense, and then he will again be the mouthpiece of the Lord. More, not less, commitment, discipline, and sacrifice is God's urging. It all has to do with that pearl of great price (the Gospel) which is beyond our means if we insist on keeping possession of lesser goods - material attachments, addiction to pleasures that distract the soul, selfish holding back of the time necessary for prayer and contemplation. If we really want that treasure, we must let go of everything. Even the great prophet Jeremiah held back, so we must not be discouraged at our obstinacy and lack of trust. Just imagine our last day on this earth. What choice will we wish we had made? - Msgr. Paul Whitmore ([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/[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: Wednesday, July 31, 2002
