prayer20 – YOU ARE THE SUN – WE ARE THE PLANETS

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the Holy Eucharist is central to our faith

it is the axis around which

faith and salvation revolve

it is the Sun around which

we the planets revolve

we are nourished by the Sun

without the Holy Eucharist

our faith withers and dies

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sister raquel, RVM

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in the mother ignacia healing ministry

many who are healed of terminal ailments

most often testify that there is

a profound change in their lives

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their spirits have been healed as well

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they become less cranky and impatient

they develop a smile everywhere they go

they become more peaceful and prayerful

they are more generous and easy to approach

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but through time

it is but human that people

fall back into their old ways

if they do not sustain their prayers

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they begin to shout at people again

they have lost their smile

they become easily agitated

they have forgotten to pray

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if the Lord healed you

to get you back into His fold

and you later become the lost sheep

all His efforts would have been a failure

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there is therefore a need to be vigilant

that we do not go astray through time

some talk of the need to acquire a ‘prayer habit’

others go on annual holy week retreat

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you can do your own lone retreat during holy week

simply go to your meditation garden

away from the chaos and turmoil

and ask yourself

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what good and bad things have I done?

can i rectify the bad and repeat the good?

am i really living a life in the Lord?

or is He just on the sideline?

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it takes ten minutes

to read a bible passage everyday

meditate and pray on it

let the Word seep into you

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then go out and live the Word

do not just read it, isabuhay

put it into action in dealing

with friends and enemies

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this goes a long way

to keep your faith going

do not let His flame die inside you

let it be the tabernacle light

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this way, you will never forget

and fall back into your old bad habits

of impatience and anger

of insensitivity and selfishness

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your spirit that was healed

remains healed through daily prayers

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eastwind

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bible lesson

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nathan the prophet told david a story

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in a certain town was a rich man

who had large flocks

and a poor man who had but one lamb

which grew as a pet with his children

and became like his child

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a traveler visited the rich man

who, instead of taking one of his sheep

took the poor man’s lamb and roasted it

and served it to his guest

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david was angry and said

that man deserves to die

he must give back four lambs

for the one he stole

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nathan said to david

‘you are that man

hear God’s message to you’

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I saved you from saul

I made you king

you had the best women of israel

as your wives

why have you murdered uriah

only to steal his wife bathsheba?

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your househild shall never rest

from the sword

your family will rebel against you

you sinned in secret

but all israel shall see

trouble come upon you openly

and your son shall die

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2 samuel 5-12

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three bible meditation points

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first, it is so easy to see the sin of others

than to see one’s own

it is so easy to condemn

than to admit one’s sin

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second, it is so easy to go back to old ways

if we do not sustain prayer and meditation

slowly through time when we are busy we forget that

the power of prayer sustains our faith

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third, understand that the God of mercy

is also the God of wrath

the God of love and forgiveness

is also the God of fear and punishment

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eastwind

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