Thursday, November 17, 2016

November Meditation

Psalm 3
All: LORD, how many are my foes!
How many rise up against me!
Many are saying of me,
“God will not deliver him.”
But you, LORD, are a shield around me,
My glory, the One who lifts my head high.
I call out to the LORD,
and he answers me from his holy mountain.
I lie down and sleep;
I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.
I will not fear though tens of thousands
Assail me on every side.
Arise, LORD!
Deliver me, my God!
Strike all my enemies on the jaw;
Break the teeth of the wicked.
From the LORD comes deliverance.
May your blessing be on your people.

Meditation
From Surviving Depression: A Catholic Approach by Sr. Kathryn Hermes, FSP

Blessed Charles de Foucauld, once a restless adventurer, found his heart’s desire in a simple life of presence among the Muslim people in the Sahara Desert. He wrote a meditation on Psalm 3: “It seems as though there is a great abyss between us, and that you look on us with severity. We wonder where we are and where we are going, and it seems as though we are sinking in quicksand, unable to free ourselves. But, my God, you are so good! You call to us, ‘Find yourself in me,’ and you throw us a solid anchor.

God knows you just as you are, with your history, your fears, your needs, and your tears. God loves you just as you are. God is the one who loves you most, with your garbage, your limitations, and your problems, as well as the beauty you may not be able to see. God is walking toward you, arms outstretched, to help you find meaning in everything. Let God impress you with his love. Even if you feel nothing when you read about God’s love, say to God: “I believe, even though I cannot see.” One day you will no longer need to believe, because you will see.

Song: Open Thou Mine Eyes by the Cambridge Singers


Scripture (1 Corinthians)
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,’ made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. . . Therefore we do not lose heart. . . For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not one what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

The Word of the Lord.

ALL: Thanks be to God

Sign of the Cross



Monday, November 14, 2016

Next Meeting: Thursday, November 17

Due to the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, our regularly scheduled meeting will be held a week early this month, on Thursday, November 17. We will be meeting at 6:30pm in the Saint Agnes Parish Center Fireplace Room. Please join us for an evening of peace, prayer, fellowship, and healing as we head into Advent. Hope to see you there!