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- Bring a Friend to Christ August 24, 2011 [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/your-daily-tripod/t/cd2eeb06e3b89c1
- Be Entrusted With the Gospel August 23, 2011 [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/your-daily-tripod/t/8627db60718281ec
- With Much Conviction August 22, 2011 [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/your-daily-tripod/t/4778845d49358fa3
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Topic: Bring a Friend to Christ August 24, 2011
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/your-daily-tripod/t/cd2eeb06e3b89c1
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From: The Lighthouse Keeper <dxfaro@cox.net>
Date: Aug 22 04:49PM -0700
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/your-daily-tripod/msg/e8bd04e83441a42e
Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Apostle
By Colleen O'Sullivan
Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one about whom
Moses wrote in the law, and also the prophets, Jesus son of Joseph,
from Nazareth." But Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come
from Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see." Jesus saw
Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, "Here is a true child of
Israel. There is no duplicity in him." Nathanael said to him, "How do
you know me?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip called
you, I saw you under the fig tree." Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi,
you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel." Jesus answered
and said to him, "Do you believe because I told you that I saw you
under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this." And he
said to him, "Amen, amen, I say to you, you will see heaven opened and
the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man." (John
1:45-51)
Piety
Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your
Kingdom. (Psalm 145:12)
Study
When I was little, my favorite person in the whole world was my
grandmother. She loved us dearly and always had funny stories to tell.
She had a wonderful sense of humor and an infectious laugh. Whenever
she came to visit, my brother and sister and I fought over whose turn
it was to sit next to her in the car, who would get to sit beside her
at the table, and whose turn it was to sleep with her that night. I
loved snuggling with her in the big double bed, listening to her talk.
Every few minutes my mom would shout from her bedroom, "Go to sleep in
there!" So then we would hold it down to a whisper for a bit. I don't
know what my brother or sister talked about with Gram, but on those
nights when it was my turn, she introduced me to Jesus. She told me
stories about his life. She told me about his death and resurrection.
She told me how much he loves us, and I fell in love with him in
return. Gram also showed me how to talk with our Savior, how to pray.
There's no more precious or lasting gift she could have given me than
that gift of faith.
Philip, in today's Gospel reading, also knew he had something special
to share after he became a follower of Jesus. He ran looking for his
friend Nathaniel. Nathaniel, guess what? We've found him – the one
Moses wrote about, the one the prophets talked about! His name is
Jesus. He's the son of Joseph from Nazareth. Come on, I want you to
meet him! You can practically feel the excitement in his voice. Once
Nathaniel met the Lord and realized that Jesus already knew everything
about him, he, confessed his belief that Jesus is the Son of God and
he, too, became a disciple.
Action
When was the last time you were so excited about your faith in Christ
that you just wanted to run out and share it with a friend?
Make a friend. Be a friend. Bring a friend to Christ.
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Topic: Be Entrusted With the Gospel August 23, 2011
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/your-daily-tripod/t/8627db60718281ec
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From: The Lighthouse Keeper <dxfaro@cox.net>
Date: Aug 22 04:40PM -0700
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/your-daily-tripod/msg/c62acb6a0185c2aa
By Beth DeCristofaro
But as we were judged worthy by God to be entrusted with the Gospel,
that is how we speak, not as trying to please men, but rather God, who
judges our hearts. (1 Thessalonians 2:4)
Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know the whole
of it. Behind me and before, you hem me in and rest your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; too lofty for me to attain.
(Psalm 139:4-6)
(Jesus said) "… cleanse first the inside of the cup so that the
outside also may be clean." (Matthew 23:26)
Piety
Hem me in, Lord, with your saving presence. Rest your hand upon me in
times of sorrow to console me, in moments of fear to strengthen me,
when I doubt or am lost to guide me and to help me find peace and see
you in joy. May I bring the world your Gospel in piety, study and
action. (from Psalm 139)
Study
Today, on the Memorial of the Queenship of Mary, we are reminded by
Paul and by Jesus that God knows us better than we know ourselves.
Jesus knew the hypocrisy of the synagogue leaders. God knew Mary even
in her mother's womb and knew that she was a clean vessel within and
without, strong in faith and open to the grace of God's invitation to
be entrusted with the Word. As the psalmist sings so beautifully, You
have searched me and you know me, Lord, … even before a word is on my
tongue, behold, O Lord, you know the whole of it. Mary knew also,
because of her willingness to be overcome with the grace of God that,
also from the psalm "Behind me and before, (God) hems me in and rests
your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; too lofty
for me to attain." Mary did not aspire to knowledge, power, prestige
or to please anyone but her God. Her Fiat, welcoming the overwhelming
grace and presence of God won her the Queenship. She delivered the
Gospel to the world through body, soul and every day action.
I find it hard not to be swayed with the pursuit of knowledge,
prestige in the form of acknowledgement by colleagues and the freedom
to do my own thing in my own way and time. This borders on what Jesus
harshly designates as plunder and self-indulgence. It is what my
culture and upbringing call good citizenship and self-fulfillment.
Bringing myself back through piety, study and action to being hemmed
in with God's presence, of rejoicing in God's hand upon me I can find
fulfillment in being a daughter of God, created and called by God. It
is from here that I can in a small way respond as Mary responded with
a "yes" created for me.
Action
God entrusts us with the Gospel through our Baptism. Are we being
trustworthy or are we distracted by "gospels" of our own making?
Using the Gospel readings each day grounds us in the Gospel. The
Catholic Bishops also have helpful documents to help ground us in how
the Gospel can be activated in our every day actions.
http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/take-action-now/capwiz/
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Topic: With Much Conviction August 22, 2011
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/your-daily-tripod/t/4778845d49358fa3
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From: The Lighthouse Keeper <dxfaro@cox.net>
Date: Aug 22 04:31PM -0700
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/your-daily-tripod/msg/1c87c17656f51140
Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You lock the
Kingdom of heaven before men. You do not enter yourselves, nor do you
allow entrance to those trying to enter. Woe to you, scribes and
Pharisees, you hypocrites. You traverse sea and land to make one
convert, and when that happens you make him a child of Gehenna twice
as much as yourselves." Matthew 23:14-15
Piety
We give thanks to God always for all of you, remembering you in our
prayers, unceasingly calling to mind your work of faith and labor of
love and endurance in hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God
and Father, knowing, brothers loved by God, how you were chosen. For
our gospel did not come to you in word alone, but also in power and in
the Holy Spirit and [with] much conviction. You know what sort of
people we were [among] you for your sake. 1 Thessalonians 1:2-5
Study
How different is the authenticity of the faith and life of the scribes
and Pharisees when compared with Mary who we celebrate today.
Throughout the Gospels, Mary is depicted as quietly accepting the will
of God and enduring the pain of watching her son grow up and suffer
his Passion. All these things she kept in her heart, praying quietly.
Her conviction is borne out privately.
The scribes and Pharisees put on public displays and erected barriers
to the salvation of the people of their congregations. Their
conviction is borne out publicly but in a shallow manner. Therefore,
we are encouraged to pray to our mother Mary that we may be made
worthy of the promises that she held in her heart and those promises
that her Son lived out daily.
Action
God knows what sort of people we are. Those are the secrets of our
privacy that we hold in our minds as well…secrets that the outside
world may never know unless we care to share them overtly through
telling our story or in our deeds.
What part of your private thoughts and feelings make you like the
Pharisees? What part of your private thoughts and feelings make you
like Mary? Consider the steps you can take to allow the aspects of
your Mary-side to prevail.
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