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Stop waiting for a "sign" and start obeying the Word. Your life isn't a secret riddle to solve—it’s a command to be lived. Break the paralysis of the "Calling Fallacy" today. ⚔️📖
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Stop waiting for a "sign" and start obeying the Word. Your life isn't a secret riddle to solve—it’s a command to be lived. Break the paralysis of the "Calling Fallacy" today. ⚔️📖
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Stop waiting for a "sign" and start obeying the Word. Your life isn't a secret riddle to solve—it’s a command to be lived. Break the paralysis of the "Calling Fallacy" today. ⚔️📖
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Mapping the promised land for God’s chosen people
Imagined lands, biblical narratives and monotheistic practices and beliefs.
* First 'Bible map' published 500 years ago still influences how we think about borders, study suggests
https://phys.org/news/2025-11-bible-published-years-borders.html* Assmann, Jan. The Invention of Religion: Faith and Covenant in the Book of Exodus. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2018
https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691157085/the-invention-of-religion#territory #maps #borders #expansion #PromisedLand #monotheism #BoundaryMaking #ReligiousAuthorisation #sovereignty #BiblicalLiteralism #GodsWill #christian #fundamentalism #theology #LandClaims #ImaginedCommunity #PlaceNames #SettlerSociety #narratives #GodZone
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Video ~ I Never Advised You Against Obaseki, You Only Came To Shade Odubu To Pieces – Oba Ewuare II Distances Self From Adams Oshiomhole ~ OsazuwaAkonedo
I Never Advised You Against Obaseki, You Only Came To Shade Odubu To Pieces - Oba Ewuare II Distances Self From Adams Oshiomhole ~ OsazuwaAkonedo #Adams #Oshiomhole #Akpabio #APC #Benin #edo #election #Ewuare #Godswill #Godwin #Monday #news #oba #Obaseki #Odubu #Okpebholo #Pius #Senate #Politics Published: September…
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Video ~ I Never Advised You Against Obaseki, You Only Came To Shade Odubu To Pieces – Oba Ewuare II Distances Self From Adams Oshiomhole ~ OsazuwaAkonedo
I Never Advised You Against Obaseki, You Only Came To Shade Odubu To Pieces - Oba Ewuare II Distances Self From Adams Oshiomhole ~ OsazuwaAkonedo #Adams #Oshiomhole #Akpabio #APC #Benin #edo #election #Ewuare #Godswill #Godwin #Monday #news #oba #Obaseki #Odubu #Okpebholo #Pius #Senate #Politics Published: September…
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Video ~ I Never Advised You Against Obaseki, You Only Came To Shade Odubu To Pieces – Oba Ewuare II Distances Self From Adams Oshiomhole ~ OsazuwaAkonedo
I Never Advised You Against Obaseki, You Only Came To Shade Odubu To Pieces - Oba Ewuare II Distances Self From Adams Oshiomhole ~ OsazuwaAkonedo #Adams #Oshiomhole #Akpabio #APC #Benin #edo #election #Ewuare #Godswill #Godwin #Monday #news #oba #Obaseki #Odubu #Okpebholo #Pius #Senate #Politics Published: September…
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Video ~ I Never Advised You Against Obaseki, You Only Came To Shade Odubu To Pieces – Oba Ewuare II Distances Self From Adams Oshiomhole ~ OsazuwaAkonedo
I Never Advised You Against Obaseki, You Only Came To Shade Odubu To Pieces - Oba Ewuare II Distances Self From Adams Oshiomhole ~ OsazuwaAkonedo #Adams #Oshiomhole #Akpabio #APC #Benin #edo #election #Ewuare #Godswill #Godwin #Monday #news #oba #Obaseki #Odubu #Okpebholo #Pius #Senate #Politics Published: September…
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Video ~ I Never Advised You Against Obaseki, You Only Came To Shade Odubu To Pieces – Oba Ewuare II Distances Self From Adams Oshiomhole ~ OsazuwaAkonedo
I Never Advised You Against Obaseki, You Only Came To Shade Odubu To Pieces - Oba Ewuare II Distances Self From Adams Oshiomhole ~ OsazuwaAkonedo #Adams #Oshiomhole #Akpabio #APC #Benin #edo #election #Ewuare #Godswill #Godwin #Monday #news #oba #Obaseki #Odubu #Okpebholo #Pius #Senate #Politics Published: September…
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St. Joseph Novena 2025, Day 7: Happiness
SCRIPTURE READING
Sirach 26:3–4A good wife is a great blessing;
she will be granted among the blessings of the man who fears the Lord.
Whether rich or poor, his heart is content,
and at all times his face is cheerful.READING
RP6 6rIt is not poverty that we flee. Happiness does not consist in having wealth, but in humbly submitting your will to that of God, who gives each person what He knows to be necessary for the salvation of his soul.
NOVENA PRAYER
Remember, O most pure spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
my great protector, Saint Joseph,
that no one ever had recourse to your protection,
or implored your aid without obtaining relief.
Confiding therefore in your goodness, I come before you.
Do not turn down my petitions, foster father of the Redeemer,
but graciously receive them.(Mention your prayer requests)
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be…
V./ Pray for us, holy Father St. Joseph
R./ That we may become worthy of the promises of Christ.Father,
you entrusted our Savior and his holy Mother
to the care of St. Joseph.
By the help of his prayers
may your Church continue to serve its Lord, Jesus Christ,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
God for ever and ever.
Amen.All scripture references in this novena are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America as accessed from the Bible Gateway website.
of Lisieux, T 2008, The Plays of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux: “Pious Recreations”, translated from the French by Conroy S and Dwyer D J, ICS Publications, Washington, DC.
Don’t become discouraged and give up prayer, says St. John of the Cross. We offer varying novenas to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, as well as novenas to St. Joseph, St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin, St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, and St. Edith Stein.
#GodSWill #inspiration #novena #PiousRecreation #poverty #prayer #refugees #salvation #StJoseph #StThereseOfLisieux #wealth
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St. Joseph Novena 2025, Day 7: Happiness
SCRIPTURE READING
Sirach 26:3–4A good wife is a great blessing;
she will be granted among the blessings of the man who fears the Lord.
Whether rich or poor, his heart is content,
and at all times his face is cheerful.READING
RP6 6rIt is not poverty that we flee. Happiness does not consist in having wealth, but in humbly submitting your will to that of God, who gives each person what He knows to be necessary for the salvation of his soul.
NOVENA PRAYER
Remember, O most pure spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
my great protector, Saint Joseph,
that no one ever had recourse to your protection,
or implored your aid without obtaining relief.
Confiding therefore in your goodness, I come before you.
Do not turn down my petitions, foster father of the Redeemer,
but graciously receive them.(Mention your prayer requests)
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be…
V./ Pray for us, holy Father St. Joseph
R./ That we may become worthy of the promises of Christ.Father,
you entrusted our Savior and his holy Mother
to the care of St. Joseph.
By the help of his prayers
may your Church continue to serve its Lord, Jesus Christ,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
God for ever and ever.
Amen.All scripture references in this novena are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America as accessed from the Bible Gateway website.
of Lisieux, T 2008, The Plays of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux: “Pious Recreations”, translated from the French by Conroy S and Dwyer D J, ICS Publications, Washington, DC.
Don’t become discouraged and give up prayer, says St. John of the Cross. We offer varying novenas to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, as well as novenas to St. Joseph, St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin, St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, and St. Edith Stein.
#GodSWill #inspiration #novena #PiousRecreation #poverty #prayer #refugees #salvation #StJoseph #StThereseOfLisieux #wealth
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St. Joseph Novena 2025, Day 7: Happiness
SCRIPTURE READING
Sirach 26:3–4A good wife is a great blessing;
she will be granted among the blessings of the man who fears the Lord.
Whether rich or poor, his heart is content,
and at all times his face is cheerful.READING
RP6 6rIt is not poverty that we flee. Happiness does not consist in having wealth, but in humbly submitting your will to that of God, who gives each person what He knows to be necessary for the salvation of his soul.
NOVENA PRAYER
Remember, O most pure spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
my great protector, Saint Joseph,
that no one ever had recourse to your protection,
or implored your aid without obtaining relief.
Confiding therefore in your goodness, I come before you.
Do not turn down my petitions, foster father of the Redeemer,
but graciously receive them.(Mention your prayer requests)
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be…
V./ Pray for us, holy Father St. Joseph
R./ That we may become worthy of the promises of Christ.Father,
you entrusted our Savior and his holy Mother
to the care of St. Joseph.
By the help of his prayers
may your Church continue to serve its Lord, Jesus Christ,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
God for ever and ever.
Amen.All scripture references in this novena are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America as accessed from the Bible Gateway website.
of Lisieux, T 2008, The Plays of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux: “Pious Recreations”, translated from the French by Conroy S and Dwyer D J, ICS Publications, Washington, DC.
Don’t become discouraged and give up prayer, says St. John of the Cross. We offer varying novenas to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, as well as novenas to St. Joseph, St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin, St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, and St. Edith Stein.
#GodSWill #inspiration #novena #PiousRecreation #poverty #prayer #refugees #salvation #StJoseph #StThereseOfLisieux #wealth
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St. Joseph Novena 2025, Day 7: Happiness
SCRIPTURE READING
Sirach 26:3–4A good wife is a great blessing;
she will be granted among the blessings of the man who fears the Lord.
Whether rich or poor, his heart is content,
and at all times his face is cheerful.READING
RP6 6rIt is not poverty that we flee. Happiness does not consist in having wealth, but in humbly submitting your will to that of God, who gives each person what He knows to be necessary for the salvation of his soul.
NOVENA PRAYER
Remember, O most pure spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
my great protector, Saint Joseph,
that no one ever had recourse to your protection,
or implored your aid without obtaining relief.
Confiding therefore in your goodness, I come before you.
Do not turn down my petitions, foster father of the Redeemer,
but graciously receive them.(Mention your prayer requests)
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be…
V./ Pray for us, holy Father St. Joseph
R./ That we may become worthy of the promises of Christ.Father,
you entrusted our Savior and his holy Mother
to the care of St. Joseph.
By the help of his prayers
may your Church continue to serve its Lord, Jesus Christ,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
God for ever and ever.
Amen.All scripture references in this novena are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America as accessed from the Bible Gateway website.
of Lisieux, T 2008, The Plays of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux: “Pious Recreations”, translated from the French by Conroy S and Dwyer D J, ICS Publications, Washington, DC.
Don’t become discouraged and give up prayer, says St. John of the Cross. We offer varying novenas to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, as well as novenas to St. Joseph, St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin, St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, and St. Edith Stein.
#GodSWill #inspiration #novena #PiousRecreation #poverty #prayer #refugees #salvation #StJoseph #StThereseOfLisieux #wealth
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James Ramsay, Anglican priest, refutes every argument for slavery, including here with the excuse of taking captives in war. Do they start wars with Turkey, and condemn the prisoners taken to lifetime servitude? This they did to Africa.
Today is there a similar, circular argument, that of taking kids away from underclass families? (Cf: RFKJr.)
How can you keep sharp against circular arguments for oppression and neglect?
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gotta admit I'm rooting for
a huge round of norovirus, RSV, and COVID the triple whammy! let the explosive shitting begin -
gotta admit I'm rooting for
a huge round of norovirus, RSV, and COVID the triple whammy! let the explosive shitting begin -
gotta admit I'm rooting for
a huge round of norovirus, RSV, and COVID the triple whammy! let the explosive shitting begin -
Thomas Scott, Church Missionary Society co-founder, reflects on Matt. 25:31-46. We may express love for Christ by supplying the wants of his reps, his needy disciples. This is to copy Him as well.
What if that crisis of the day, from Gaza to migrants, contained a non-negligible fraction of Christians? Would we have to be concerned 4 all (even in this one narrow motivation of many)?
How can you help a needy believer today?
#christian #mercyandgrace #pursuingjustice #godswill #kingdomwork
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"If God wants Trump in office, Democrats 'can't stop him': GOP V.P. hopeful"
So consequently, God *did not* want Trump in office during the last election. Right?
"Oh, but God moves in mysterious ways."
Oh, so you know God's will, but you also don't really know it.
:headache:
Here's a better proposition: you're just a blathering idiot.
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"If God wants Trump in office, Democrats 'can't stop him': GOP V.P. hopeful"
So consequently, God *did not* want Trump in office during the last election. Right?
"Oh, but God moves in mysterious ways."
Oh, so you know God's will, but you also don't really know it.
:headache:
Here's a better proposition: you're just a blathering idiot.
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"If God wants Trump in office, Democrats 'can't stop him': GOP V.P. hopeful"
So consequently, God *did not* want Trump in office during the last election. Right?
"Oh, but God moves in mysterious ways."
Oh, so you know God's will, but you also don't really know it.
:headache:
Here's a better proposition: you're just a blathering idiot.
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"If God wants Trump in office, Democrats 'can't stop him': GOP V.P. hopeful"
So consequently, God *did not* want Trump in office during the last election. Right?
"Oh, but God moves in mysterious ways."
Oh, so you know God's will, but you also don't really know it.
:headache:
Here's a better proposition: you're just a blathering idiot.
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"If God wants Trump in office, Democrats 'can't stop him': GOP V.P. hopeful"
So consequently, God *did not* want Trump in office during the last election. Right?
"Oh, but God moves in mysterious ways."
Oh, so you know God's will, but you also don't really know it.
:headache:
Here's a better proposition: you're just a blathering idiot.
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Gotta wonder: do those who teach "If you're rich, you must be righteous" also say "if natural disaster befalls you, you must be bad?"
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@flexghost thoughts and prayers Kim. Take them to the bank and see how that works out. #GodsWill exactly!
Of course I'm sure she already has a GoFundMe - let's see how generous MAGA are to her.
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@lin11c @GatekeepKen @nancyann
The white christian evangelical movement has been spreading fear of 'others' for well over 100 years.
I always refer back to 'AntiIntellectualism in American Life' by R. Hofstadter 1966
https://www.amazon.com/Anti-Intellectualism-American-Life-Richard-Hofstadter/dp/0394703170
Little has changed. As relevant as it was in 1966.
#Christofascism
#AntiIntellectualism
#Religion poisons everything
#Theocracy
#EvangelicalFascism
#Racism and #patriarchy disguised as #GodSwill -
People who claim that #Brexit is #GodsWill and so we should support it seem to miss something important.
That sometimes, in the Biblical texts, it is clear that "God's will" is sometimes actually God's judgement on the nation, and on the people. It may well be God's will and still a bad thing for us.
Brexit seems like this.
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"God's will is like a puzzle. Each piece may not make sense on its own, but when put together, it reveals a beautiful and perfect picture." #GodsWill
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St. John of the Cross Novena, Day 6: Prayer
Reading
Whoever flees prayer flees all that is good.
Sayings of Light and Love, 169
Scripture
When evil men advance against me
to devour my flesh,
they, my opponents, my enemies,
are the ones who stumble and fall.When evil men advance against me
to devour my flesh,
they, my opponents, my enemies,
are the ones who stumble and fall.Though an army pitched camp against me,
my heart would not fear;
though war were waged against me,
my trust would still be firm.One thing I ask of Yahweh,
one thing I seek:
to live in the house of Yahweh
all the days of my life,
to enjoy the sweetness of Yahweh
and to consult him in his Temple.For he shelters me under his awning
in times of trouble;
he hides me deep in his tent,
sets me high on a rock.And now my head is held high
over the enemies who surround me,
in his tent I will offer
exultant sacrifice.I will sing, I will play for Yahweh!
Yahweh, hear my voice as I cry!
Pity me! Answer me!
My heart has said of you,
“Seek his face.”
Yahweh, I do seek your face;
do not hide your face from me.Do not repulse your servant in anger;
you are my help.
Never leave me, never desert me,
God, my savior!
If my father and mother desert me,
Yahweh will care for me still.Yahweh, teach me your way,
lead me in the path of integrity
because of my enemies;
do not abandon me to the will of my foes—
false witnesses have risen against me,
and breathe out violence.This I believe: I shall see the goodness of Yahweh,
in the land of the living.
Put your hope in Yahweh, be strong, let your heart be bold,
put your hope in Yahweh.Meditation
Let’s have a virtual show of hands: who among us has had an experience where God seemed to be hiding or even absent when we pray? Who among us has ever prayed, “God, where are you?” Has anyone ever said, “prayer isn’t working for me, God doesn’t care about me, I give up”? Has anyone ever experienced dryness in prayer, where you can’t feel anything anymore? Or, has someone ever discovered one day that they drifted away from the fervor of the practice of prayer they once had?
If you answered, “yes” to any one or more of these questions, you are in good company. All of us experience difficulties in prayer. In yesterday’s fifth novena meditation, we read one of St. Teresa’s accounts where she experienced difficulties in prayer; she was going through a moment of tribulation and the practice of prayer that usually brought her encouragement and comfort simply didn’t work.
Growing in friendship with God is a lifelong journey along the way of perfection. There will be many moments when we will stumble and fall. Ask any old friend of God and they will testify to this age-old fact of the spiritual life. The most important lesson that those who travel the way of perfection (or the Little Way of St. Thérèse) must learn is that it’s not a matter of how frequently or infrequently we fall, it’s how quickly we get up again and keep moving along the way. Saint Teresa herself says in the Interior Castle’s Second Mansion (IC II), “if you should at times fall don’t become discouraged and stop striving to advance. For even from this fall God will draw out good.” (IC II:9)
“Don’t become discouraged” is advice we read and hear often in Carmelite spirituality. Here’s what St. Elizabeth of the Trinity said to her younger sister a few months before Elizabeth died:
Darling little sister, you must cross out the word “discouragement” from your dictionary of love; the more you feel your weakness, your difficulty in recollecting yourself, and the more hidden the Master seems, the more you must rejoice, for then you are giving to Him, and, when one loves, isn’t it better to give than to receive? God said to Saint Paul: “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Cor 12:9), and the great saint understood this so well that he cried out: “For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, For when I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Cor 12:10). What does it matter what we feel; He, He is the Unchanging One, He who never changes: He loves you today as He loved you yesterday and will love you tomorrow. (Letter 298)
St. Teresa was more blunt when writing about those facing discouragement in prayer, especially beginners in prayer:
Ah, my Lord! Your help is necessary here; without it one can do nothing (cf. Jn 15:5). In Your mercy do not consent to allow this soul to suffer deception and give up what was begun. (IC II:6)
It will seem to you that you are truly determined to undergo exterior trials, provided that God favors you interiorly. His Majesty knows best what is suitable for us. There’s no need for us to be advising Him about what He should give us, for He can rightly tell us that we don’t know what we’re asking for (cf. Mt 20:22). The whole aim of any person who is beginning prayer—and don’t forget this, because it’s very, very important—should be that he work and prepare himself with determination and every possible effort to bring his will into conformity with God’s will. (IC II:8)
We can have all the determination in the world to be devout, faithful, and persistent in our prayer, but our own devotion, fidelity, and persistence alone are not sufficient. We need the Lord’s guidance. Here, St. Teresa refers to acquiring spiritual directors, but her point is more valid than ever:
Provided that we don’t give up, the Lord will guide everything for our benefit, even though we may not find someone to teach us. There is no other remedy for this evil of giving up prayer than to begin again; otherwise the soul will gradually lose more each day—and please God that it will understand this fact. (IC II:10)
“Provided that we don’t give up,” Teresa writes. “Whoever flees prayer,” St. John of the Cross echoes, “flees all that is good.”
What is this “all that is good” to which John refers?
This time, we will let him answer the question, by sharing an excerpt from his 8 July 1589 letter to Madre Leonor de San Gabriel in Córdoba. A companion of St. Teresa in founding the monasteries of Beas and Sevilla, Mother Leonor was feeling alone in Córdoba without the companionship of Teresa and the sisters she knew and loved the best. St. John of the Cross wrote a letter to encourage her in her new mission as prioress:
Jesus be in your soul, my daughter in Christ.
Thank you for your letter. And I thank God for having desired to use you in this foundation, since His Majesty has done this in order to bring you greater profit. The more he wants to give, the more he makes us desire—even to the point of leaving us empty in order to fill us with goods. You will be repaid for the goods (the love of your sisters) that you leave behind in Sevilla. Since the immense blessings of God can only enter and fit into an empty and solitary heart, the Lord wants you to be alone. For he truly loves you with the desire of being himself all your company. And Your Reverence will have to strive carefully to be content only with his companionship, so you might discover in it every happiness. Even though the soul may be in heaven, it will not be happy if it does not conform its will to this. And we will be unhappy with God, even though he is always present with us, if our heart is not alone, but attached to something else. (Letter 15)
“He loves you today as He loved you yesterday and will love you tomorrow,” St. Elizabeth wrote, echoing the sentiments of St. John of the Cross. But if God is “always present with us”, how can we become present to God, so that our hearts are alone and not “attached to something else”?
Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection tells us what he did:
Thus, after offering myself entirely to God in atonement for my sins, I renounced for the sake of his love everything other than God, and I began to live as if only he and I existed in the world. Sometimes I considered myself before him as a miserable criminal at his judge’s feet, and at other times I regarded him in my heart as my Father, as my God. I adored him there as often as I could, keeping my mind in his holy presence and recalling him as many times as I was distracted. I had some trouble doing this exercise, but continued in spite of all the difficulties I encountered, without getting disturbed or anxious when I was involuntarily distracted. I was as faithful to this practice during my activities as I was during my periods of mental prayer, for at every moment, all the time, in the most intense periods of my work I banished and rid from my mind everything that was capable of taking the thought of God away from me (Letter 12).
Prayer
O St. John of the Cross
You were endowed by our Lord with the spirit of self-denial
and a love of the cross.
Obtain for us the grace to follow your example
that we may come to the eternal vision of the glory of God.O Saint of Christ’s redeeming cross
the road of life is dark and long.
Teach us always to be resigned to God’s holy will
in all the circumstances of our lives
and grant us the special favor
which we now ask of you.Mention your request
Above all, obtain for us the grace of final perseverance,
a holy and happy death and everlasting life with you
and all the saints in heaven.
Amen.Let’s continue in prayer
Day 1 — Self-trust
The Arrest of St John of the Cross
Day 2 — Self-giving
Day 3 — Cleansing
Day 4 — Walking in love
Day 5 — Trust
Day 6 — Prayer
Day 7 — Humility
Day 8 — Eternal Silence
Day 9 — Silent love
18th c. French
Oil on canvas, 1772 or 1777
Carmel of Pontoise
© Ministère de la Culture (France), Médiathèque de l’architecture et du patrimoine, Diffusion RMN-GP. Used by permission.The novena prayer was composed from approved sources by Professor Michael Ogunu, a member of the Discalced Carmelite Secular Order in Nigeria.
John of the Cross, St 1991, The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross, rev. edn, Kavanaugh, K & Rodriguez, O (trans.), ICS Publications, Washington DC.
Teresa of Avila, St 1985, The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, Kavanaugh, K & Rodriguez, O (trans.), ICS Publications, Washington DC.
Elizabeth of the Trinity, S 2003, The Complete Works of Elizabeth of the Trinity volume 2: Letters from Carmel, Nash, A (trans.), ICS Publications, Washington DC.
Lawrence of the Resurrection, B; De Meester, C 1994, Writings and Conversations on the Practice of the Presence of God, translated from the French by Salvatore Sciurba, OCD, ICS Publications, Washington DC.
All scripture references in this novena are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America as accessed from the Bible Gateway website.
Don’t become discouraged and give up prayer, says St. John of the Cross. We offer varying novenas to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, as well as novenas to St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin, St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, and St. Joseph.
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