ABRAHAM'S CRY to us....

CRY OF THE POOR

"Cry out!"

"My people perish for want of a voice toward My people."

"Cry out !  Cry out!"

Abraham begged for Sodom and Gomorrah....

45? 35?  25?" Lord,  if You find 15 good people will you save the city?"

"SAVE US O LORD!!!"

"Where are these voices that need to be heard? 

Have you forgotten the cry?"

"I need to hear the cry of my poor ones...
 let their cry come to Me, Father of all".

"Cry... for your brothers...your sisters...your mothers...

Cry for the children...

weep for yourselves"

"Let your hearts be touched by Love...in love for others."

"It is I   Who speak !

Are you listening?"   

Genesis 18: 16-32

Luke 23: 27+28

NEWNESS CELEBRATED !

NEWNESS CELEBRATED

A birthday isn't just a time to think 

about how old you are...

It's also a time to reflect upon

your "new growth!"

There is a newness come from

years past...

Strength..
.conceived of weakness

in it's path;

Confidence...
....born from insecurities

suffered;

Peace...
...risen out of turmoil, relieved;

An Indwelling...
overflowing the want.

It is the Holy Spirit 

hovering over the abyss...

Birthing Order...

out of chaos!

FIVE SMOOTH STONES...what is your Goliath

FIVE SMOOTH STONES

Our Lady of Medugorje

Queen of Peace 

I give you the Weapon against your Goliath.

Here, are  your five stones:

1. Prayer with the heart: ROSARY

2. EUCHARIST

3. HOLY BIBLE

4.  FASTING

5.  MONTHLY CONFESSION.

FIVE SMOOTH STONES

Your Wisdom O' LORD is from afar,

All is seen, All is known.

The just man lives for You, alone.

Idols are made and stand as stone,

No life, nor knowledge, do they impart.

No idol did David build,

For YOU remained within his heart.

Goliath's insults hurled toward God

Brought pain to David's noble heart.

The shepherd boy without a sword,

with sling and stone his only art,

slayed the giant and gained reward.

What is our Giant needing death?

 Our "idol" which we cling to breast?

Would we choose to fight the "beast"

With those same Stones of Faith unleashed?

Or is it sword and armor worn,

That is the "might" which we have sworn?

1 Samuel 17:1-51

Wisdom 3:1-11

Jean Mahan ofs

05-03-2006

THE MIND IS THE BATTLEFIELD..JESUS calls

THE MIND IS THE BATTLEFIELD !

 The Mind IS The Battlefield

The EGO voice has a life of its own!

It is not "me"...

It is not "you"

It's voice within is not true!

Grandiose are "it's desires"

for it leads us into deepest mires;

Stuck in the past

or making plans galore,

To keep "itself"alive

is "it's chore!"

Anxiety and stress it breeds...

On our willingness it feeds!

JESUS CALLS

"Come to ME, all who labor and are weary,

and I will give you rest".

                      Matthew 12:28-30

"Be Transformed by the renewal of your mind!"

                                    Romans 12:2

"Be still and know I AM God!"

                   Psalm 46: 10

LAZARUS, UN-WRAPPED !

UN-WRAPPED

This meditation came to me so swiftly. It seemed to be a personal part of the healing that I was experiencing at the time. Today's reading from Colossians 2: 12-14, brought it to mind with more clarity.
 How many times I listened to this reading, persevering in Faith, believing what I was able, and piece by piece the Holy Spirit was slowly bringing it all together as a mystery is seen, or a puzzle is formed!

UNWRAPPED

"Where  are You,  JESUS!?"...Mary and Martha called.

"Come! Save our brother! Where are You?"

Lazarus now lay dead four days,

His self decayed within the stone covered cave.

"Where are You Jesus?"

"All this time, all this decay, all this stench!

Where are You?"

What is this Lazarus laying in my tomb?

What has decayed and rotted?

Am I seeking the One Who can raise me from this death within?

"Jesus, where are You?

Come, soften this hardened  heart of indifference.

Help my unbelief!   Open this tomb...let Your Light enter in...

Set me free! Untie my hands, my feet! Unwrap and release me!
Make me clean, once again.

Let the Transformation begin!"

Today's reading enlightened my understanding of the scripture

and the meditation.

It reads...

"When you were Baptized, you were buried with Christ,

and in Baptism you were also raised with Christ

 through your faith in the active power of God,

Who raised Him from death.

You were at one time spiritually dead because of your sins...

But God has now brought you into Life with Christ!
This is the process of living out your Faith in the Truth of the Gospels!

JESUS canceled the unfavorable record of our sins...
completely...by nailing it to the Cross!"

"Have I not told you that if you believe

you will see the Glory of God!...

"Lazarus, come out!"

                                            John 11:38-44

BE TRANSFORMED BY THE RENEWAL OF YOUR MIND

BE TRANSFORMED

BY THE RENEWAL OF YOUR MIND!

ETERNITY is..."living in the now moment!" God is the Creator of the "now moment."

He is with us in the now!... Creating a peaceable Kingdom, now!...right where we are.

"O God! Come to our aid! Slow us down to listen,

 that we may hear your Voice and follow You! 

Train our minds toward Your Voice within,

and give us the courage to dismantle the" other voices" seeking to rule!"

In the Beginning... in the Garden...there was One Voice heard...

and It was Good!

The Father loved Adam and Eve into existence. He gave them dominion over all creation.

The Angel of Light, Lucifer, was loved by God the Father, also. He was called to light, guide,

instruct and lead Adam and Eve in their way. For Lucifer, this was not enough!
Was he jealous ,wanting to become a god to rule and have dominion, even over his Creator?

Was his "the other voice" heard?  Did envy, pride, power and  position prompt him ?

Where did the "other voice" come from? Did that other voice slither out and hiss the words,

whispering, suggesting of what they could have..."to be like gods!" a hint that they were missing something? 

Were those "other words" picked up by Adam and Eve? 

 Did they think of measuring them with what they had lovingly learned and experienced from their Father Creator?

Do we know God's Voice in the Word made flesh?  What voice are we truly listening to?

 Do we take time to discern the voices and suggestions that are heard from within our minds?

Jesus, as He was tempted in the desert, used God's Word as a weapon against the evil suggestions of Lucifer!

Today, evil is being pursued in the name of God! The "other voice" is rampant !

The ego voice whips us about our past, relentlessly! Goads us into a fantasy future of more. Power, position, goods are extolled as our gods. Such may be the cause of our incessant anxieties and fears.

We are not little human gods able to be in charge of our future, or able to resolve our past!

For in all truth, we have only this "Now Moment" where God abides with us!

 He did say, " I will never leave you or deceive you!"

May we trust the Presence of God to transform us

 by the renewal of our minds, seeking God in His Word made flesh...

Jesus Christ.

Maybe we are being invited to taste

a little bit of Eternity... to walk with Him here!

THE JOY OF LOVE!

THE JOY OF LOVE!

Indifference...is cold!

Indifference is empty of Joy...

Indifference may hold anger.

Indifference "squelches the Holy Spirit!"

Indifference deadens the soul!

THE JOY OF LOVE

The Joy of Love is compassionate!...enters into relationship with the other...

Laughs with the happy,

Cries with the sad,

Feels for the other, as they are One in the Spirit!

Ask!...for the Love with which to love the other;

Ask!...for the desire to reach out,

Ask!... to receive all GOD has planned for you to receive!

It will be poured out,   full measure,  overflowing into your heart!

THEN,  the other will have their fill also,  and 

Give Glory to God!

Rejoice, always!

Pray constantly!

Give thanks in all circumstances!

For that is the Will of God in Christ Jesus for YOU! 

             1 Thessalonians 5 : 16-18