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- How Unsearchable His Ways August 21, 2011 [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/your-daily-tripod/t/71b40a1218471773
- Favored With Attention August 20, 2011 [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/your-daily-tripod/t/f3606c9638ecd7fd
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Topic: How Unsearchable His Ways August 21, 2011
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/your-daily-tripod/t/71b40a1218471773
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From: The Lighthouse Keeper <dxfaro@cox.net>
Date: Aug 20 06:05AM -0700
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/your-daily-tripod/msg/c91bc25491eaf567
Twenty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time A
By Rev. Joe McCloskey, SJ
I will place the key of the House of David on Eliakim's shoulder;
when he opens, no one shall shut
when he shuts, no one shall open.
I will fix him like a peg in a sure spot,
to be a place of honor for his family." Isaiah 22:22-23
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!
How inscrutable are his judgments and how unsearchable his ways!
Romans 11:33
He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"
Simon Peter said in reply,
"You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Matthew 16:15-16
Piety
Piety is a personal answer to the question Christ puts to Peter. The
question "Who do people say that I am?" Christ puts to all of us.
Peter's answer "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God" is
almost easy for Peter to say because he has the personal experience of
what walking with Christ has meant for him. He sees the differences
being a friend of Christ has brought in himself. Piety allows us to
walk with Christ. There are many ways to discover Christ in our lives.
Some of the words we read in the scripture are actual words of Christ.
Scripture Scholars argue about the words that Christ actually said. We
know that what the early Church has in the gospels is based on the
memories of the apostles and their disciples. When the early disciples
began to die off, it became important to have the memories written
down so as not to be forgotten. We come to appreciate who someone is
by what they say about themselves. Actual words of Christ, what the
Church remembers that captures the spirit of what Christ said or what
our hearts tell us are the words of Christ revealing himself to us are
important in so far as the words we are reading help us to see
ourselves in relationship to Christ. Surrendering to Christ makes us
into the Christs of today. Piety is what makes it possible for us to
say; "I no longer live, but Christ lives in me."
Study
The word of God is spoken for us in persons, places and events. The
love of Christ calls forth a response from our hearts. There is no way
to the Resurrection with a bypass of the cross of Christ. Our
salvation is and x plus y equation that finds its fulfillment in the
actions of our lives. Paul reflects the difficulty of our study when
he says; "Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!
How inscrutable are his judgments and how unsearchable his ways!" The
heart has reasons the mind will never understand. If God did not
reveal himself to us in the humanness of Christ, we would not know
anything about God. Christ is the human expression of the wisdom of
God. It is in Christ that we find the way to God.
Action
Christ builds the Church on Peter. Christ's choice of Peter makes him
important to us. How I open my heart to the judgments of the Church is
how the Mystical Body of Christ that is the Church gets its life in
me. The Church feeds us with the word of Christ. The Church calls us
to be the Disciples of Christ in our ministry. Christ's love has its
ongoing form in the decisions and the actions of the Church. There are
many gifts of the Spirit that are divided among the people of God. We
live our gifts as the action of the one Spirit on the Church. We
become the voice of Christ by our good actions. The words of St.
Francis are on target. Preach always and occasionally use words. Our
lives are the greatest action we can do in the name of Christ. In our
love for one another Christians give life to the Church. Our love for
one another brings new life to the Church.
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Topic: Favored With Attention August 20, 2011
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/your-daily-tripod/t/f3606c9638ecd7fd
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From: The Lighthouse Keeper <dxfaro@cox.net>
Date: Aug 20 05:50AM -0700
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/your-daily-tripod/msg/b516a6804f48b1d2
Memorial of Saint Bernard, abbot and doctor of the Church
Casting herself prostrate upon the ground, she said to him, "Why
should I, a foreigner, be favored with your attention?" Boaz answered
her: "I have had a complete account of what you have done for your
mother-in-law after your husband's death; you have left your father
and your mother and the land of your birth, and have come to a people
whom previously you did not know. Ruth 2:10-11
Call no one on earth your father; you have but one Father in heaven.
Do not be called 'Master'; you have but one master, the Messiah. The
greatest among you must be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will
be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted. Matthew
23:9-12
Piety
Gracious and Loving God, as witnesses to the drought in East Africa,
continue to provide your people with hearts of service, compassion and
solidarity. Console our sisters and brothers living with uncertainty
and the scarcity of food.
Guide our leaders that they might work together to offer solutions to
the needs of the people in East Africa. May your grace remind us that
you are the source of justice; your mastery over all things makes you
lenient to all. Continue to gather us in your name so as your
children we embrace our sisters and brothers as we respond to your
call. You call us your people. You taught us to be just and you gave
us good ground for hope. Lord, help us to respond to the needs of our
brothers and sisters in the coming weeks. Mold us in your will so
that our brothers and sisters will see you reflected in our response.
We ask this through your son, Jesus Christ who lives and reigns with
you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. (From www.crs.org)
Study
Actions speak louder than words. Jesus counsels us to watch out whom
we might follow because many of our leaders do not authentically
follow what they say or practice what they preach.
Ruth gives us a great example of the lesson being taught in today's
Gospel. She gave up everything in her own life to follow her
husband. After he died, she did not return to her homeland but stayed
there to care for her moth-in-law.
Jesus is an heir to this school of servant leadership…literally. Ruth
gave birth to the latest in the family line which would give the world
Jesse, David and ultimately Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus also is the
ultimate example of one who does practice what he preaches even though
his disciples may not like what they and we hear.
Action
How can we be more like Ruth? Do we deliver on all we promise? Do we
go above and beyond to serve others? Or are we too concerned about
the next public award, promotion, or trophy?
Fixing our eyes on the news of the day, we easily can be distracted by
following the declining value of our retirement portfolio. Yet these
values may be declining but they are still filled with more monetary
worth than many people in the world will earn in a lifetime. Clearly
we remain favored with attention. However, can we better focus on the
famine elsewhere in the world?
The image of Ruth gleaning corn in the fields thousands of years ago
brings to mind the pictures we see today of the famine in East
Africa. Catholic agencies are at the center of this response and Pope
Benedict has called for us to help. Consider supporting the charities
like CRS that are trying to provide humanitarian aid in this time of
crisis.
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