A Daily Spiritual Seed
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Message of the Day
“Thou has visited humanity in many ways, in the loving-kindness of they heart: thou hast sent the prophets, thou hast worked mighty wonders through the saints who, from generation to generation, were close to thee . . . Thous hast given us the help of the Law. Thou has charged angels to watch over us. And when the fullness of time was come, thou didst speak to us by thine own Son. . .
- Basil of Caesarea -
(Do you believe in a communicative God? How does God communicate with you? What has God been trying to communicate to you lately?)
Readings of the Day
- http://www.usccb.org/calendar/index.cfm?showLit=1&action=month
IS 7:10-14; PS 24:1-6; LK 1:26-38
R. Let the Lord enter; he is the king of glory.The LORD’s are the earth and its fullness;
the world and those who dwell in it.
For he founded it upon the seas
and established it upon the rivers.
Who can ascend the mountain of the LORD?
or who may stand in his holy place?
He whose hands are sinless, whose heart is clean,
who desires not what is vain.
He shall receive a blessing from the LORD,
a reward from God his savior.
Such is the race that seeks for him,
that seeks the face of the God of Jacob.
Reflection on the Scriptures
- http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
In the reading for today, Isaiah predicts what happens centuries later, that a virgin will conceive a son and call him Emmanuel. Isaiah's message to the Jewish people is to be persistent in their hope and trust in God despite the difficulties of their journey in life.
Our life's journey is not always a smooth straight line to God. Throughout our lives, there are times of crises when we may lose hope, or it may be in the mundane that we get off track and lose sight of our ultimate goal. Lucky for us, God's patience is infinite. He does not grow weary of our innumerable stumbles and detours on our journey.
The story of the Annunciation in Luke's gospel demonstrates how Mary is a model of hope and trust in God's plan for our journey. Even she questioned how she could become pregnant without having been with a man. But, when the angel said it was through the power of the Holy Spirit, she replied with those words of unwavering hope and trust in her God, "Behold, I am the handmaid of The Lord, may it be done to me according to your word."
Through persistence in prayer, we rekindle our hope and trust in God. As the angel said to Mary, "Nothing is impossible with God." By her example, let us ask Mary to bolster our hope and trust in God so that we can accept and follow the journey that he has planned for us. May we be persistent in our prayer
- by Susan Tinsley
Spiritual Reading
Selected Quotes from St. John of the Cross on the Journey of the Soul to God by Contemplation - from The Spiritual Canticle
- http://www.amazon.com/dp/ 1604592826/?tag=christianspiritu
Stanza 1. #8. God is _never_
absent. #9. In order to find Him you should forget all your possessions and all creatures and hide in the interior, secret chamber of your spirit. And there, closing the door behind you, you should pray to your Father in secret. Remaining hidden with Him, you will experience Him in hiding, and love and enjoy Him in hiding.
#10. God is the substance and concept of faith, and faith is the secret and the mystery.
- compiled by James and Tyra Arraj
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