An Awesome Gift
November 20, 2012
Tuesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary
Time
By Beth
DeCristofaro
"'Behold, I stand at the door and
knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door,
then I will enter his house and dine with him, and he with me. I will give the victor the right to sit with me on my throne, as I myself first won the victory and sit with my Father on his throne. (Revelations 3: 14-21)
then I will enter his house and dine with him, and he with me. I will give the victor the right to sit with me on my throne, as I myself first won the victory and sit with my Father on his throne. (Revelations 3: 14-21)
Zacchaeus stood there and said to the
Lord, "Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I shall give to the poor, and
if I have extorted anything from anyone I shall repay it four times over." And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation
has come to this house because this man too is a descendant of Abraham. For the
Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost."
(Luke 19:8-10)
Piety
I praise you Lord for creating me in your divine image.
Thank you for giving me a free will to know you and love you. Open my heart to
your teachings and help me to form my conscience according to your will.
Please strengthen
me with the virtues of faith, hope, love, and especially prudence. Grant me
your loving guidance each day and send me the graces to always do your will,
even when most difficult. Amen.
Study
The website www.SacredSpace.ie is one
I often go to when I need a time out to in silence of thought, prayer and
inspiration. It offers this meditation
at times:
"’I am free.’
When I look at these words in writing
They seem to create in me a feeling of awe.
Yes, a wonderful feeling of freedom.
Thank You, God.”
When I look at these words in writing
They seem to create in me a feeling of awe.
Yes, a wonderful feeling of freedom.
Thank You, God.”
In this week of Thanksgiving, I give thanks for
the freedom of will and conscience that God has given me. It makes me ponder if I consistently employ
that freedom to God’s glory and to answer God’s knock at my door. Do I respond to God with a true spirit of
repentance such as Zacchaeus showed? Or
do I let fear or complacency define my boundaries of freedom?
Action
As you give thanks this holiday season, take the
time not only to list the many blessings in your life but to examine how you
use those gifts to bring glory to God and to bring God to others.
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