November 16, 2009
November 09, 2009
A thought from Bernard of Clairvaux
From On Loving God
"Reason and natural justice alike move me to give up myself wholly to loving Him to whom I owe all that I have and am. But faith shows me that I should love Him far more than I love myself, as I come to realize that He hath given me not my own life only, but even Himself. Yet, before the time of full revelation had come, before the Word was made flesh, died on the Cross, came forth from the grave, and returned to His Father; before God had shown us how much He loved us by all this plenitude of grace, the commandment had been uttered, ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul and with all thy might’ (Deut. 6.5), that is, with all thy being, all thy knowledge, all thy powers. And it was not unjust for God to claim this from His own work and gifts. Why should not the creature love his Creator, who gave him the power to love? Why should he not love Him with all his being, since it is by His gift alone that he can do anything that is good?"
"Reason and natural justice alike move me to give up myself wholly to loving Him to whom I owe all that I have and am. But faith shows me that I should love Him far more than I love myself, as I come to realize that He hath given me not my own life only, but even Himself. Yet, before the time of full revelation had come, before the Word was made flesh, died on the Cross, came forth from the grave, and returned to His Father; before God had shown us how much He loved us by all this plenitude of grace, the commandment had been uttered, ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul and with all thy might’ (Deut. 6.5), that is, with all thy being, all thy knowledge, all thy powers. And it was not unjust for God to claim this from His own work and gifts. Why should not the creature love his Creator, who gave him the power to love? Why should he not love Him with all his being, since it is by His gift alone that he can do anything that is good?"
November 03, 2009
Amazing Fact of the Week
Although there are more than 1500 variations of tea, they are all made from a single tea plant, Camellia Sinensis (which happens to be the only tea plant in the world!).
November 02, 2009
Anselm
"Therefore man, whose nature is rational, was made holy for this end, that he might be happy in enjoying God."
-Anselm
-Anselm
A Prayer I Need to Pray More Often...
Psalm 141:3-5
Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;
keep watch over the door of my lips!
Do not let my heart incline to any evil,
to busy myself with wicked deeds
in company with men who work iniquity,
and let me not eat of their delicacies!
Let a righteous man strike me - it is a kindness;
let him rebuke me - it is oil for my head;
let my head not refuse it...
It's easy to forget how prone to sin I am, and if I am not careful to pray in this way and ask for God's grace and forgiveness daily I could easily end up living in sin and not even know how I got there...for we walk away from God one small step at a time.
Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;
keep watch over the door of my lips!
Do not let my heart incline to any evil,
to busy myself with wicked deeds
in company with men who work iniquity,
and let me not eat of their delicacies!
Let a righteous man strike me - it is a kindness;
let him rebuke me - it is oil for my head;
let my head not refuse it...
It's easy to forget how prone to sin I am, and if I am not careful to pray in this way and ask for God's grace and forgiveness daily I could easily end up living in sin and not even know how I got there...for we walk away from God one small step at a time.
November 01, 2009
The Best Month of the Year
After putting up with the first 10 not-so-cool months of 2009, November (the best month of the year) has finally arrived in all it's wonderful glory.
Happy November!
Happy November!
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