Lectio the Liturgy
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That's how it all started. You know those times - when you ask God to show you something amazing in Scripture? One weekend during Easter of 2016, the only thing that popped off the page of Scripture was "so that". So what was I supposed to do with that? "Nothing" was my first reaction because really, what kind of conjunction is that, anyway? Next week, another "so..
Lectio the Liturgy
5d ago
Sure - let God do all the work, but there's one important thing that has to happen first. We have to participate. We've got to cooperate with His plan! So go ahead, get fertilized and put yourself in a bigger pot - see what joys God has for you ..read more
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1w ago
We were made and meant to live in the joys of heaven now! How? By letting the Shepherd lead us ..read more
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3w ago
Three things the Church wants us to understand and grasp: the font, the Spirit, and the Blood. Our freedom comes from the womb that is the tomb. Not the tomb of death, but the tomb of Resurrection power ..read more
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1M ago
At Easter Vigil we hear how God opened the doors to set captives free. In the Collect for Easter Mass, we hear how God opened the doors to eternity. They are the same doors!
As Resurrection people, we, too, are made new creatures, called and equipped to carry on the mission of Jesus ..read more
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1M ago
How many times have you been a patient sufferer? How many patient sufferers do you know? What if our patient suffering is what makes us partakers in Resurrection Glory?
I'm not going to ask for extra suffering, but I will use what I have much more efficiently ..read more
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1M ago
Did Jesus need to be convinced or did He eagerly desire to be our salvation? Of those two, which one do we ask for in this week's Collect ..read more
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2M ago
"Listen to Him" wasn't just for Peter, James, and John. Jesus is talking to us, too. God speaks to us in the same ways he spoke to the disciples, we just need to know how to listen and receive.
Check out the verbs in this prayer - how the world would change if we had a heart completely open to receive ..read more
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2M ago
I used a math trick for the prayer this week. In math it is called rearranging equations, where you cross off like numerals on each side of the equals sign to simplify finding the answer.
In the prayer, I crossed off like phrases to get to the heart of the prayer, that we come to rely ONLY on the grace of God.
Your moning tea (or coffee)? It's all grace! (Thanks be to God ..read more
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3M ago
In this week's prayer, we hear the words, "one Bread," "one Chalice," and "one in Christ." The Father delights when his children can play together, however, we must also realize that there is an enemy that working against us ..read more