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- Conduct Yourselves to Please God August 26, 2011 [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/your-daily-tripod/t/c6c1efa0951e70d1
- Be Prepared August 25, 2011 [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/your-daily-tripod/t/aa56e522153742f0
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Topic: Conduct Yourselves to Please God August 26, 2011
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/your-daily-tripod/t/c6c1efa0951e70d1
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From: The Lighthouse Keeper <dxfaro@cox.net>
Date: Aug 25 04:34AM -0700
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/your-daily-tripod/msg/34afa115ad533f2d
Friday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time
By Melanie Rigney
Brothers and sisters, we earnestly ask and exhort you in the Lord
Jesus that, as you received from us how you should conduct yourselves
to please God—and as you are conducting yourselves—you do so even
more. (1 Thessalonians 4:1)
Light dawns for the just; and gladness, for the upright of heart.
(Psalms 97:11)
"(The foolish virgins finally arrived at the wedding) and said, 'Lord,
Lord, open the door for us!' But he said in reply, 'Amen, I say to
you, I do not know you.'" (Matthew 25:11-12)
Piety
Lord, help me to remember which is the greater of the two greatest
commandments—and to focus my life accordingly.
Study
What's on your calendar—PDA, Web, pocket or otherwise—between today
and Labor Day? Vacation with your family? Dinner with friends? Home
improvement projects? Long hours at work in preparation for the end of
the fiscal year? Volunteering to help the homeless, the unemployed,
the working poor, the sick, and other people who live on society's
margins?
What's on your calendar—PDA, Web, pocket or otherwise—between today
and Labor Day for time with God?
Making time for weekend Mass is a given. But did you ever think about
writing down "dates" with God for prayer time in the morning or
evening, or for Adoration? Do you block off time for individual Bible
study, the rosary, or reading of a recommended resource?
Many of us live our days going from one appointment or event or
obligation to the next, trying to sandwich in more than any human can
do or accomplish. Something's got to give—and often, it's the time we
need to keep our wicks trimmed and our lamps filled, that private time
in contemplation and discussion with God.
We delude ourselves when we think that as long as we're busy with
God's work, we needn't give much thought to our own relationship with
Him—or what He will say when we arrive late, frazzled and out of
breath, at the wedding.
Action
Write down your plans for daily appointments with God for the next
week or so. Then keep them.
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Topic: Be Prepared August 25, 2011
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/your-daily-tripod/t/aa56e522153742f0
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From: The Lighthouse Keeper <dxfaro@cox.net>
Date: Aug 25 04:20AM -0700
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/your-daily-tripod/msg/c1061d3f19ee4880
Thursday of the Twenty-First Week in Ordinary Time
Be sure of this: if the master of the house
had known the hour of night when the thief was coming,
he would have stayed awake
and not let his house be broken into.
So too, you also must be prepared,
for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come. Matthew
24:43-44
Piety
Now may God himself, our Father, and our Lord Jesus
direct our way to you, and may the Lord make you increase
and abound in love for one another and for all,
just as we have for you,
so as to strengthen your hearts,
to be blameless in holiness before our God and Father
at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his holy ones. Amen. 1
Thessalonians 3:11-13
Study
The Unknown Hour. Some things are known. When will the sun rise? What
time is Mass at St. Mary's on Sunday? When will we have our next
election?
But when will we be called home to the Lord? No one knows that hour.
Therefore, we must take steps now to prepare to strengthen our heart
in the love of the Lord and the love of each other. This can seem like
an ominous lesson. However, look at the Psalm in today's readings.
Fill us with your love, oh Lord, and we will sing for joy! When we
prepare by filling our hearts with love, it is a joyful occasion. We
must set aside the other things we are tempted to fill up our hearts
and lives with – jealousy, greed, lust, gluttony – and turn to the
Lord for the right things with which to stock up.
Action
As Hurricane Irene bears down on the East Coast of the United States,
we are hearing messages about being prepared from every corner. The
Weather Channel. CNN. Local News. It is easy to find the list of what
to do and what supplies to have on hand. This morning, we even heard
that classes in Norfolk's Old Dominion University have already been
cancelled for Monday.
The Tropical Storm Watch is nothing compared with the fear and
queasiness experienced with the Mineral, Va., earthquake. There is no
forecast model for such events. So today's message about being
prepared rings especially true for such events.
Think during this time of the people who cannot afford to evacuate or
stock up on bread, milk, and batteries. Consider how you can volunteer
or send supplies to wide areas of the nation that will be affected.
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