"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves." ~ Philippians 2:3
As head football coach of Colorado Buffaloes, I have an intense desire to beat our arch-rival, Nebraska. Unfortunately, when we facing t hem in 1991, we had not won when we played in Lincoln for twenty-three years. So, before the game, I brought the team together and explained that we spend 80 percent of our time thinking about ourselves and 1 4 percent thinking about others. I said, "Men, we're going t o put the final score of the game on sixty footballs, and send them to eac h person you've designated in advance. I'm requiring any player who wants t o get on that airplane to Nebraska to dedicate this game to somebody other than himself. I want you to tell that person that they ought to watch you o n every play. Tell them that you are going to play with all your heart, an d that you're playing this game for them. Then, I wa...
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"Give thanks to God the Father always and for everything in the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ." ~ Ephesians 5:20
Almig hty God, Father of all mercies, We, thine unworthy servants, do five thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving-kindnes s to us, and to all men. We bless thee for our creation, preservation , and al the blessings of this life; but above all for thine inestimable l ove in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful ; and that we show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ o ur LORD, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory, world without end.
Amen. ~ Book of Prayers
As you loo k back over your life and give thanks, what kind of spiritual grow...
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St. Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin & Martyr
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"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admo nish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psa lms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God t he Father through him." ~ Colossians 3:16-17
We need never forge t to say thank you to God, even on the grayest days. Our attitude can be o ne of humility and gratitude. Saying thank you to God is a daily practice t hat is absolutely necessary. If a day is not one of thankfulness, the prac tice has to b e repeated until it becomes so. Gratitude is a necessity for those who seek to live a better life. ~ Fr. Pat Umberger
Pray that g ratitude will bring humility. Pray that humility will bring us to live a be tter life.
In what ways are letting "the word of Christ dwell in (us) richly?"
"Count your blessings, name them one by one;< /i> Count your blessings, see what God hath done....
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"O LORD.... When I look at the sky, which you hav e made, at the moon and the stars, which you have set in their places - what are human beings, that you think of them... . that you care for them?" ~ Psalm 8:1, 3-4
I h ave been a night walker for years; I love to contemplate the stars. Their vastness evokes constant wonder.... Some people tell me they feel small whe n they look at the stars and they don't like the feeling. I feel small, to o, but I find it comforting.... I want creation to be a lot bigger than me, in part because I want the Creator to be a whole lot bigger than me. I need a God whose ability to forgive, to love, to heal are much greater than mine. ~ Edward S. Gleason, Forward Day by Day How do you feel when you look at the stars?
"The world will nev er starve for wonder; but only for the want of wonder." ~ Gilbert K. C hesterton
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" I know a certain Christian man who... was snatched up to t he highest heaven.... and there he heard things which cannot be put into wo rds." ~ 2 Corinthians 12:2-4
Astronaut James Irwin says th at when he, Scott, and Worden, blasted off on Apollo 15 to the moon, he thought it was merely "to get rocks and take some pictures." What happened , however, changed his life. He wrote in his book To Rule the Night: i>
"I wish I had been a writer or a poet so that I could convey more adequately the feeling of this flight. It has been sort of a sl ow-breaking revelation for me. The ultimate effect has been to deepen and s trengthen all the religious insight I ever had. It has remade my faith."
Later, he said in a public lecture: "God became closer and closer to us as we ventured deeper and deeper into space... I felt that power of G od as I never felt it before." ~ Mark Link S.J.
When was the last ti me God made His presence know at a Knights gatherin...
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"When the centurion who stood facing hi saw how he breathed his last he said, Truly this man was the Son of God!" ~ Mark 15:39
Beneath the cross at Golgotha there stood a soldier to whom history and legend have given the name Longinus. It was he who, witnessing all the tr agic events of the Crucifixion, said of Jesus: "Clearly this man was the S on of God."
Legend says that Longinus was cured of partial blindness by the blood of Christ that feel on him and that he left soldiering to bec ome a Christian. He reportedly went on to lead a monastic life and, by his words and example, to win many souls for Christ. Some stories have him ar rested for his faith and brought before a judge. After Longinus refused to renounce his faith, according to those stories, the judge ordered his tee th to be knocked out and his tongue cut off. Picking up an ax and still abl e to speak, Longinus broke the idols into pieces crying out, "Now we shal l see whether they are gods." ~ J. M. Guerin
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"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in tro uble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea; though its waters roar and fo am, though the mountains tremble with its tumult." ~ Psalm 46:1-3 < br>God is a sanctuary, a refuge from the cares of life. We can get away fr om the misunderstandings of others by retiring into our own place of medita tion. but from ourselves, from our own sense of failure, our weakness, o ur shortcomings, where can we flee? Only to the eternal God, our refuge, until the immensity of God's spirit envelopes our spirit and it loses its smallness and weakness and comes into harmony again with God's. ~ Fr. Pat U mberger
Pray that we may lose our limitations in the immensity of Go d's love. Pray that our spirit may be in harmony with God's spirit. < br> What difference does it make to know Jesus is LORD over all chaotic events? Where do you feel a need for His special pro...