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September 24,
2008
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Thoughts from Sister Patricia
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Do you ever have one of those days where everyone just sort of gets on your nerves? Including yourself? I seem to have a good dose of it at the moment. Trying to figure out just where it came from and how to overcome it. Maybe rest and who knows what.
I think perhaps I was trying to go too fast this morning - and used up my whole energy supply all at once. I don't know. I just sort of feel like people are not really a necessity in my life at the moment.. Which is really, really funny - because if you read the "Monastic Moment" below it will sound like I must be a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Though actually it is even more reason to have a prayer partner or group. . . because its when "Moods" want to take over that we need friends to help us to snap out of them!
A Monastic Moment |
Number 2: Scheduled Prayer through the day
It's one thing to say, "Well, lets see I think I will take thirty minutes this afternoon and go to the Church and pray or at 3:00 I will stop and pray my rosary. I use to make all those sort of good intentions to pray at certain times of the day and do certain devotions... but invariably I found it was difficult to follow through with them day after day. I was usually doing good if I could go three days at a stretch before life got in the way.
I think it is a great help when you have a group of people all committed to doing the same thing. You keep each other on track, focused and accountable. It just happens better when in a group setting I think. That really is one of the main reasons I decided to join the monastery. I knew that prayer was important.. but I also knew I wasn't likely to keep at it on my own.
My Uncle Jim used to have an Indian friend who would pray the rosary with him every day. Rain or shine a knock would come on his door and there was his friend - holding up his beads and ready to pray.
I think if I wasn't in the monastery I would try to find a friend like that or a group to pray with. It's good to have quiet, solitary prayer.. but there's nothing like good group support too. If you don't have a praying partner - ask God to find you one. It will really help!
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Blessings of Peace and All Good!
Sister Patricia
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I was twenty-one years old, married, and teaching. Soon I was
pregnant, and within the next six years, I had given birth to five baby
boys. That was the end of teaching for me!
After my second child, then my fourth, and finally two years after
my fifth son was born, I went into deep depressions and underwent many
shock therapy treatments and required some hospitalizations. My dear
husband, along with other family members, carried the load and prayed
for me.
When I was young, I had often been taught to fear God and His eternal
punishment. As I was battling my debilitating depression, I was almost
paralyzed by my fear of God, but I prayed anyways. I begged Him to
heal me and to set me free from my illness. My parents, who were very
faith-filled, also prayed deeply for me. Then a miracle happened.
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Psalm 31:5-6
You will free me from the snare they set for me,
for you are my refuge.
Into your hands I commend my spirit;
you will redeem me, O Lord, O faithful God.
Busyness and discouragement are two subtle snares which the evil one uses frequently to wean us away from the Lord. This brainwashing is so subtle that we are not even aware that it is taking place within us.
Jesus taught us by his attitude and example that the Lord must come first. Jesus was always concerned about doing the Father's will first and always.
This attitude was climaxed when he made the final gift of himself to the Father on the cross. "Father, into your hands I commend my spirit." (Lk 23:46)
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I’m a genius
Announcement that was met with rare and blessed silence in my house today:
Me: At lunchtime, there will be a special reward for my quietest student.
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From today's readings:
“Every word of God is tested; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.... Your word, O Lord, is a lamp for my feet.... Jesus summoned the Twelve and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, and He sent them to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick.”
Pondering Proverbs
The Book of Proverbs is actually a collection of collections of proverbs, which accounts for differences in length and style. The first nine chapters make up a general invitation to seek after wisdom - the proverbs in these chapters are intensely poetic, and can be quite complex, and for this reason are generally much longer than the pithy samples in yesterday’s first reading, which instead are intended to illustrate the different styles of proverbs found throughout the book.
Chapters 10-15 is a collection of mostly antithetical couplets, two poetic lines, combined in a single verse in our Bibles, that deliberately contrast: for example, “The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent man ignores an insult.” Each of these lines could be quoted by itself, but taken together, the resulting contrast neatly adds emphasis to both of them.
In chapters 16-22, the couplets are almost all synonymous, or reiterative - instead of contrasting, they simply treat essentially the same theme with a slightly different twist or a clarifying development. Example - chapter 16, verse 16: “To get wisdom is better than gold; to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.”
In chapters 22 -27, most of the proverbs are a bit longer, generally covering two verses instead of one - here’s a sample from chapter 24, verses 19-20:
“Fret not yourself because of evildoers, and be not envious of the wicked;
for the wicked man has no future, the lamp of the wicked will be put out.”
Chapters 28-29 return to the single verse couplets, chapter 30 is a bit of a grab bag, and chapter 31 ends with a 21 verse poem of proverbs praising the ideal wife.
Literally hundreds of proverbial gems to enjoy throughout the book, so savor every one as you remember: “A proverb a day will help you hear what the Lord has to say!”
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