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The Catholic Calendar for Tuesday, August 20, 2002 The Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time St. Bernard Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word: Ezekiel 28:1-10 Deuteronomy 32:26-28,30,35-36 Matthew 19:23-30 A reflection on today's Sacred Scripture: Who then, shall be saved? (see Matthew 19:25) Who can be saved? The disciples asked this question in response to the assertion that it would easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get into heaven. Jesus answers his disciples that with human will and strength this is impossible, but with God all things are possible. With God all things are possible. It becomes possible for us to be saints. It becomes possible for us to turn from sin and find the way to God. It is possible that we can reach out to the lonely, the poor, the disenfranchised in love. It is possible that our entire lives will change because of His grace. How many of us trust God enough to let Him change our lives? Change is difficult, no one wants change. But what if that change were to make it possible for you to go through life completely peacefully--not without trials, but with complete peace in your trials? What if that change were to free you from addiction to tobacco, alcohol, drugs, sex, shopping, food, whatever you are addicted to? What it that change were to root out all that had kept you from God and invite you into the kingdom? Wouldn't such a change be worth it. Indeed, wouldn't it be that pearl of great price. Wouldn't it be worth selling everything you had to buy such a remedy? Here's the great news. We don't have to buy it. Jesus is the remedy. When we follow Him truthfully, humbly, our lives will be completely transformed. We will become like one of the disciples. We will join the communion of saints. We will be shining examples of love to all the world. And through us, God will completely transform the world. Not possible? No, remember, with God, all things are possible. - JuandelaCruz, TOCarm ([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) Also, the meditations are now in weblog form at http://dailymed.blogspot.com/ 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)1986-2002 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 copy-right 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.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: Tuesday, August 20, 2002
