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- Teach Me to Listen (May 11) [1 Update]
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- The Hour is Coming (May 10) [1 Update]
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Topic: Teach Me to Listen (May 11)
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/your-daily-tripod/t/5c5397157a30f525
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From: "dxfaro@cox.net" <dxfaro@cox.net>
Date: May 10 06:37PM -0700
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/your-daily-tripod/msg/1b21be897cd8797c
Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Easter
By Beth DeCristofaro
About midnight, while Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to
God as the prisoners listened, there was suddenly such a severe
earthquake that the foundations of the jail shook; all the doors flew
open, and the chains of all were pulled loose… (the jailer) and all
his family were baptized at once. (Acts 16:25-26,33)
Jesus said to his disciples: "Now I am going to the one who sent me,
and not one of you asks me, 'Where are you going?' But because I told
you this, grief has filled your hearts. But I tell you the truth, it
is better for you that I go. For if I do not go, the Advocate will not
come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. (John 16:15-17)
Piety
Teach me to listen, O God, to those nearest me, my family, my friends,
my co-workers. Help me to be aware that no matter what words I hear,
the message is, "Accept the person I am. Listen to me." Teach me to
listen, my caring God, to those far from me– the whisper of the
hopeless, the plea of the forgotten, the cry of the anguished. Teach
me to listen, O God my Mother, to myself. Help me to be less afraid to
trust the voice inside — in the deepest part of me. Teach me to
listen, Holy Spirit, for your voice — in busyness and in boredom, in
certainty and doubt, in noise and in silence. Teach me, Lord, to
listen. Amen. (John Veltri, S.J.)
Study
"Then some man wrestled with (Jacob) until the break of
dawn." (Genesis)
"There an angel of the LORD appeared to (Moses) in fire flaming out of
a bush" (Exodus)
"Then the LORD said (to Elijah), 'Go outside and stand on the mountain
before the LORD; the LORD will be passing by.'… After the fire there
was a tiny whispering sound." (1 Kings)
"God stirred up the holy spirit of a young boy named Daniel, and he
cried aloud: "I will have no part in the death of this woman named
Susana)." (Daniel)
"(John and Jesus) saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove coming
upon him" (Matthew)
"…from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind… there appeared to
them tongues as of fire" (Acts)
"…a severe earthquake shook the foundations of the jail" (Acts)
It is utterly astounding and wondrous how many ways God attempts to
speak to us. God just does not take a hasty "no. God does not accept
indifference. God does not abandon us when we are confused. Several
weeks ago I went on a retreat in Southern Virginia. We were in the
country; Norfolk's lights on the horizon were not enough to dim the
countless stars. It was as if God was declaring to me: "See my
grandeur. I share my glory with you and invite you to be inspired by
beauty and reminded of your place in my Creation."
Hearing God can be as easier said than done, like standing still in an
earthquake, or noticing a subtle, whispering sound. Watching a baby,
wrapped and cuddled in her mother's arms going home after weeks in a
NICU (Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit) speaks God to me. Experiencing
the gratitude of an organ recipient and witnessing his tears as he
prays for the donor – who might be living or perhaps whose death gave
this patient new life – speaks God to me.
Some voices are loud and clear: "I have a dream that my four little
children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged
by the color of their skin but by the content of their
character." (Martin Luther King). We hear the hope of God from a new
babe chick's witness at Closing on a Cursillo weekend. Sometimes God's
voice is less obvious: The request of a child for more time with a
parent or the unwelcome visits from a lonely neighbor.
Action
What speaks God to you? Do you make time to listen to God? To be with
others who intentionally listen? Were you able to make School of
Leaders last Saturday? Perhaps you can mark your calendar right now
for the June 12 SOL to be held at Our Lady Queen of Peace.
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Topic: The Hour is Coming (May 10)
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/your-daily-tripod/t/4fdcb5f0fc08107e
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From: "dxfaro@cox.net" <dxfaro@cox.net>
Date: May 10 04:03AM -0700
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/your-daily-tripod/msg/48253391204a66e6
Monday of the Sixth Week of Easter
"I have told you this so that you may not fall away. They will expel
you from the synagogues; in fact, the hour is coming when everyone who
kills you will think he is offering worship to God. They will do this
because they have not known either the Father or me." John 16:1-3
Piety
"Never despair of God's Mercy."
The Rule of St. Benedict, Chapter Four
Study
The following passage is quoted for this week on my Benedictine desk
calendar. Each week offers a reflection from the "One-Minute Monk:"
series by Abbott Placid Solari, O.S.B. of Belmont Abbey.
In Chapter Four of his Rule, St. Benedict reminds us, "Never despair
of God's Mercy." This important phrase catches us by surprise because
he slips it in at the end of a long list of good works we should
practice. St. Benedict is reminding us that, when we have done all we
are supposed to, we must entrust everything finally to God's mercy. We
believe that God is so merciful that He sent His Son to suffer and die
in order to restore the beautiful creation we had disfigured by our
sin. Only God's mercy can, in the end, repair all the evil and hurt
that we inflict on one another. If we can just remember that mercy in
times of trouble, we can bear these difficulties and look forward to
that day when all will be healed.
St. Benedict seems to be echoing Jesus and these departing words he
had for his disciples before heading off for the trial and execution
we know was his Passion. Jesus wanted to help his friends get ready
for whatever sins the world would commit against them. If they did not
have Jesus around to plot against, betray and put on trial, Jesus knew
that they would turn to his closest associates.
One of the key reasons for such violence and hatred is lack of
knowledge. Jesus explains that this will happen because they "have not
known either the Father or me." That is why our study is such a vital
component of the Cursillo tripod and our faith journey. We never know
how we will be tested. Because by our study (supported by our piety),
we will not be intimidated from active love by the sin around us
because God's mercy will shine forth through it all.
Action
God's creation is being spoiled once again after the catastrophic
accident on the oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. Please consider
supporting the people and organizations who are trying to protect the
Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Florida as they work on cleaning up the
oil that is in the water and on the fish, birds and beaches. Also,
please pray fro all those who died in the explosion which caused this
accident on April 20 and the workers trying to shut off the flow of
oil that is polluting the Gulf.
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