Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Message of 2-26-14
A Daily Spiritual Seed
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Message of the Day
A man’s personality actuates and quickens his whole body. If anyone said it was unsuitable for the man’s power to be in the toe, he would be thought silly, because, while granting that a man penetrates and actuates the whole of his body, he denied his presence in the part. Similarly, no one who admits the presence of the Word of God in the universe as a whole should think it unsuitable for a single human body to be by Him actuated and enlightened.
- St. Athanasius (293-373), "The Incarnation of the Word of God" [4th century]
(Christ fills the universe and all its parts [Eph. 1:23] -- you being one such. Let this awareness stay with you this day.)
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Message of 2-25-14
A Daily Spiritual Seed
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Message of the Day
He, who begins by loving Christianity, better than truth, will proceed by loving his own sect or church better than Christianity, and end in loving himself better than all.
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), "Aids to Reflection"
(What stirs in you as you read this? What is revealed to you about yourself in the stirring?)
Monday, February 24, 2014
Message of 2-24-14
A Daily Spiritual Seed
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Message of the Day
The Present is the point at which Time touches Eternity. Of the present moment, and of it only, humans have an experience analogous to the experience which [God] has of reality as a whole; in it alone, freedom and actuality are offered them. He would therefore have them continually concerned either with Eternity (which means being concerned with Him) or with the Present—either meditating on their eternal union with, or separation from, Himself; or else obeying the present voice of conscience, bearing the present cross, receiving the present grace, giving thanks for the present pleasure.
- C. S. Lewis (1898-1963), "The Screwtape Letters"
(Be here now in love this day.)
Friday, February 21, 2014
Weekend Edition - A Daily Spiritual Seed
A Daily Spiritual Seed
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Contents:
- Book/Resource of the Week
- Weekend Readings
- Spiritual Guidance
- Saint of the Week
- Affiliate Web Sites
- Theology Note of the Week
- Discussion Board
- Joke of the Week
- Advertising and Archives
- Subscribe/Unsubscribe links. Attributions.
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Lenten Study Series
Topic: God and I: Exploring the connections between God, Self and Ego (spiritual theology)
Learning Process: 9 written conferences; private discussion forum for participants; video conferences.
See http://shalomplace.com/inetmin/GodandI for more information and registration options.
Book/Resource of the Week
Only Love Can Save Us: Letters, Homilies and Talks of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio (now Pope Francis). Our Sunday Visitor, 2013.
- http://www.amazon.com/dp/161278741X/?tag=christianspiritu
Here are one hundred fifty pages of inspirational reading from the pen
of the present Pope Francis, written when he was Cardinal in Buenos
Aires, Argentina. It is no surprise that his main theme is his
consistent love for the poor and joy in Christ as he covers these
topics: marriage, prayer, faith, education, evangelization, the elderly,
the homeless, vocations, and more. His tone gives the impression that
he is speaking directly to his readers. His interest in the topics he
chose for this book is a portend of his attitudes as Pope. In a homily on the “Te Deum” in May, 2012, he said, “Only the commandment of love, in all its simplicity—steady, humble, unassuming, but firm in conviction and in commitment to others –can save us.” In August of 2011, he wrote, “Love neither discriminates nor relativizes because it is open to friendship. Friends accept each other as they are and tell each other the truth. It is also communitarian in nature. It impels individuals to accompany, to align themselves with, and to work next to their fellow citizens. It is the basis for social friendship and respect for differences.” In September of 2008, Cardinal Bergoglio wrote, “Establishing love is a work of skillful craftsmanship, the work of patient people, people who do their utmost to listen, to bring people together. This skillful work is carried out peacefully and wonderfully by creators of love. “
Message of 2-21-14
A Daily Spiritual Seed
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Message of the Day
From my years’ experience I can unhesitatingly say that the Cross
bears those who bear the Cross... Sadhu Sundar Singh (1889-1929)
(The only thing worse than having a cross is resisting it. Invite God to be with and guide your in your struggles and hardships this day.)
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Message of 2-20-14
A Daily Spiritual Seed
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Message of the Day
Let God operate in thee; hand the work over to Him
and do not disquiet thyself as to whether or no He is working
with nature or above nature, for His are both nature and grace.- Meister Eckhart (1260-1327), Works of Meister Eckhart
("Let God operate in thee . . .")
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Message of 2-19-14
A Daily Spiritual Seed
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Message of the Day
The cause of [the cessation of the extraordinary gifts of the Holy Ghost] was not, ... “because there was no more occasion for them,” because all the world was become Christians... The real cause was, “the love of many,” almost of all Christians, so called, was “waxed cold.” The Christians had no more of the Spirit of Christ, than the other heathens. The Son of man, when he came to examine his church, could hardly “find faith upon earth.” This was the real cause, why the extraordinary gifts of the Holy Ghost were no longer to be found in the Christian church; because the Christians were turned heathens again, and had only a dead form left.
- John Wesley (1703-1791), Sermons on Several Occasions, v. II
(Do you think Wesley's critique is still relevant today? How can you fan into flame the gifts of the Spirit in your life?)
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