Typhoon Milenyo

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"Rejoice, young man, in your youth and direct well your heart when you are young; follow your desires and achieve your ambitions but recall that God will take account of all you do.

"Drive sorrow from your heart and pain from your flesh, for youth and dark hair will not last.

"Be mindful of your Creator whn you are young, before the time of sorow comes when you have to say, 'This gives me no pleasure,'

"and before the sun, moon and stars withdraw their light, before the clouds gather again after the rain.

"On the day when the guardians of the house tremble, when sturdy men are bowed and those at the mill stop working because they are too few, when it grows dim for those looking throguh the windows, and the doors are shut and the noise of the mill grows faint, the sparrow stops chirping and the bird-song is silenced, when one fears the slopes and to walk is frightening; yet the almond trees blossoms, the grasshopper is fat and the caperberry bears fruit that serves no purpose,

"because man goes forward to his eternal home and mourners gather in the street,

"even befroe the silver chain is snapped or the golden globe is shattered,

"before the pitcher is broken at the fountain or the wheel at the mill,

"before the dust returns to the earth from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

"Meaningless! Meaningless! The Teacher says: All is meaningless."

ECCLESIASTES 11:9-12:8

"May I remain joyful and steadfast in my faith.
Constantly doing what pleases You."

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Choose Your Love

"Then Jesus called his twelve disciples and gave them power and authority to drive out all evil spirits and to heal diseases. And he sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. He instructed them, 'Don't take anything for the journey, neither walking stick, nor bag, nor bread, nor silver coins; and don't even take a spare tunic. Whatever house you enter, remain there until you leave that place. And wherever they don't welcome you, leave the town and shake the dust from your feet: it will be as a testimony against them.'

"So they set out and went through the villages, proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere."


LUKE 9:1-6

"Lord, I will travel this journey with as less attachments as I can.
Help me to focus on the essentials!"

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My Favorite Superhero

"In the hands of Yahweh, the heart of the king is like running water; he directs it wherever he wishes.

"To the eyes of man all his ways are honest but it is Yahweh who weighs the heart.

"To do what is upright and just pleases Yahweh more than sacrifice.

"Haughty looks, proud heart, the ligkt of the wicked is sin.

"The plans of a hardworking man result in earnings; poverty is for those who act too hastily.

"To make a fortune by means of deceit is like running after the wind; the end is death.

"The soul of the wicked desired nothing but evil; not even his friend is treated with compassion.


"When the mocker is punished the ignorant man grows wise; when the wise man is instructed he grows in knowledge.

"The Just One watches the house of the evildoer and hurls the wicked into misfortune.

"He who is def to the poor man's cry will not be heard when he himself calls out."

PROVERBS 21:1-6,10-13

"Father, I receive Your love.
No matter how difficult it is,
let me share this love to others
without asking something in return
but to love and be loved by You everyday."

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Mother Teresa

From www.wf-f.org

"Do not hold back from those who ask your help, when it is in your power to do it. Do not say to your neighbor, 'Go away! Come another time; tomorrow I will give it to you!' when you can help him now.

"Do not plot evil against your neighbor who lives trustingly beside you, nor fight a man without a cause when he has done you no wrong. Do not envy the man of violence or follow his example.

"For Yahweh hates the wicked but guides the honest. He curses the house of the evildoer but blesses the home of the upright. If there are mockers, he mocks them in turn but he shows his favor to the humble. The wise will possess his glory while the foolish will inherit disgrace."

PROVERBS 3:27-34

"Lord, teach me to serve You by serving my neighbor.
Give me the grace to serve You
as I experience You in the works of others."

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Secret Service

"After leaving that place, they made their way through Galilee; but Jesus did not want people to know where he was because he was teaching his disciples. And he told them, 'The Son of Man will be delivered into human hands. They will kill him, but three days after he has been killed, he will rise.' The disciples, however, did not understand these words and they were afraid to ask him what he meant.

"They came to Capernaum and, once inside the house, Jesus asked them, 'What were you discussing on the way?' But they did not answer because they had been arguing about who was the greatest.

"Then he sat down, called the Twelve and said to them, 'If someone wants to be first, let him be last of all and servant of all.' Then he took a little child, placed it in their midst, and putting his arms around it he said to them, 'Whoever welcomes a child such as this in my name, welcome me; and whoever welcomes me, welcomes not me but the One who sent me.'"

MARK 9:30-37

"Lord, make me a servant, humble and meek."

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The Man of God

From www.madisoncatholicherald.org

"Some of you will ask: How will the dead be raised? With what kind of body will they come?

"You fools! What you sow cannot sprout unless it dies. And what you sow is not the body of the future plant but a bare grain of wheat or any other seed.

"It is the same with the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in decomposition; it will be raised never more to die. It is sown in humiliation, and it will be raised for Glory. It is buried in weakness, but the resurrection shall be with power. When buried it is a natural body, but it will be raised as a spiritual body. For there shall be a spiritual body as there is at present a living body. Scripture says that Adam, the first human being, was given natural life; but the last Adam has become spirit that gives life.

"The spirit does not appear first, but the natural life, and afterwards comes the spirit. The first man comes from the earth and is earthly, while the second one comes from heaven. As it was with the eartly one, so is it with the earthly people. As it is with Christ, so with the heavenly. This is why, after bearing the image of the earthly one, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly one."

1 CORINTHIANS 15:35-37,42-49

"Lord, may others see You in my life today."

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Schizophrenic Christianity

From www.ziyue.com

"Well, then, if Christ is preached as risen from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching empty and our belief comes to nothing. And we become false witnesses of God, attesting that he raised Christ, whereas he could not raise him if indeed the dead are not raised. If the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been raised. And if Chirst has not been raised, your faith gives you nothing, and you are still in sin. Also those who fall asleep in Christ are lost. If it is only for this life that we hope in Christ, we are the most unfortunate of all people.

"But no, Christ has been raised from the dead and he comes before all those who have fallen asleep."

1 CORINTHINANS 15:12-20

"Lord, make my mind and heart whole, as You will."

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Are You Sick?

From www.ipas.org

"As Jesus moved on from there, he saw a man named Matthew at hsi seat in the custom-house, and he said to him, 'Follow me.' And Mattehw got up and followed him. Not it happened while Jesus was at table in Matthew's house, many tax collectors and other sinners joined Jesus and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this they said to his disciplies, 'Why is it that your master eats withthsoe sinners and tax collectors?'

"When Jesus heard this he said, 'Healthy people do not need a doctor, but sick people do. Go and find out what this means: What I want is mercy, not sacrifice. I did not come to call the righteous but sinners."

MATTHEW 9:9-13

"Remove every trace of spiritual pride in my heart, Lord."

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The Point Of It All

"Be that as it may, set your hearts on the most precious gifts, and I will show you a much better way.

"If I could speak all the human and angelic tongues, but had no love, I would only be sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. If I had prophecy, knowing secret things with all kinds of knowledge, and had faith great enough to remove mountains, but had no love, I would be nothing. If I gave everything I had to the poor, and even gave up my own body, but only to receive praise and not through love, it would be of no value to me.

"Love is patient, kind, without envy. It is not boastful or arrogant. It is not ill-mannered nor does it seek its own interest. Love overcomes anger and forgets offenses. It does not take delight in wrong, but rejoices in truth. Love excuses everything, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

"Love will never end. Prophecies may cease, tongues be silent and knowledge disappear. For knowledge grasps something of the truth and prophecy as well. And when what is perfect comes, everything imperfect will pass away. When I was a child I thought and reasoned like a child, but when I grew up, I gave up childish ways. Likewise, at present we see dimly as in a faulty mirror, but then it shall be face to face. Now we know in part, but then I will know as I am known. Now we have faith, hope and love, these three, but the greatest of these is love."

1 CORINTHIANS 12:31-13:13

"Oh God, don't let me miss the point.
Make me love You more.
Make me love others more. Amen."

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Our Mothers

From various websites

"A little later Jesus went to a town called Naim and many of his disciples went wtih him--a great number of people. As he reached the gate of the town, a dead man was being carried out. He was the only son of his mother and she was a widow; there followed a large crowd of townspeople.

"On seeing her, the Lord had pity on her and said, 'Don't cry.' Then he came up and touched the stretcher and the men who carried it stopped. Jesus then said, 'Young man, awake, I tell you.' And the dead man got up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. A holy fear came over them all and they praised God saying, 'A great prophet has appeared among us; God has visited his people.' This news spread out in the Jewish country and the surrounding places."

LUKE 7:11-17

"Bless our mothers. Lord, in every way. Amen."

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Self-Talk

"When Jesus had finished teaching in this way to the people, he went to Capernaum.

"There was a captain whose servant was very sick and near to death, a man very dear to him. So when he heard about Jesus, he sent some elders of the Jews to persuade him to come and save his servant's life. The elders came to Jesus and begged him earnestly, saying, 'He deserves this for you, fo rhe loves our people and even built a synagogue for us.'

"Jesus went with them. He was not far from the house when the captian sent friends to give this message, 'Sir, do not trouble yourself for I am not worthy to welcome you under my roof. You see I didn't approach you myself. Just vie the order and my servant will be healed. For I myself, a junior officer, give orders to my soldiers and I say to this one: "Go," and he goes; and to the other: "Come," and he comes; and to my servant: "Do this," and he does it.'

"On hearing these words, Jesus was filled with admiration. He turned and said to the people with him, 'I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.' The people sent by the captain went back to his house; there they found that the servant was well."

LUKE 7:1-10

"Reveal to me all the good about me, Lord,
as I dwell on Your love. Amen."

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True Gratitude

Canon S45

"The Lord Yahweh has taught met
so I speak as his disciple
and I know how to sustatin the weary.
Morning after morning he wakes me up
to hear, to listen like a disciple.

"The Lord Yawhweh has opened my ear.
I have not rebelled,
nor have I withdrawn.

"I offered my back to those who strike me,
my cheeks to those who pulled my beard;
neither did I shield my face
from blows, spittle and disgrace.
I have not despaired,
for the Lord Yahweh comes to my help.
So, like a flint I set my face,
knowing that I will not be disgraced.

"He who avenges me is near.
Who then will accuse me?
Who is now my accuser?
Let him approach.

"If the Lord Yahweh is my help,
who will condemn me?
All of them will wear out like cloth;
the moth will devour them."

ISAIAH 50:4-9

"Lord, I entrust to you my plans.
Make straight my path always.
Let me not go astray no more. Amen."

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Dig Deep

Canon S45

"No healthy tree bears bad fruit, no poor tree bears good fruit. And each tree is known by the fruit it bears: you don't gather figs from thorns, or grapes from brambles. Similarly the good person draws good things from the good stored in the heart, and an evil person draws evil things from the evil stored in the heart. For the mouth speaks from the fullness of the heart.

"Why do you call me: 'Lord! Lord!' and not do what I say? I will show you what the one who comes to me and listens to my words and acts accordingly, is like. That one is like the builder who dug deep and laid the foundations of his house on rock. The river overflowed and the stream dashed against teh house, but could not carry it off because the house had been well built.

"But the one who listens and does not act, is like a man who built his house on the ground without a foundation. The flood burst against it, and the house fell at once: and what a terrible disaster that was!"

LUKE 6:43-49

"Lord, give me courage to struggle with my doubts.
Deepen my faith in You."

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Our Mother Cares

Canon EOS 350D, f5.6, 1/50 sec

"Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother's sister Mary, who was the wife of Cleophas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw the Mother, and the disciple, he said to the Mother, 'Woman, this is your son.' Then he said to the disciple, 'There is your mother.' And from that moment the disciple took her to his own home."

JOHN 19:25-27

"Hail, Mary!"

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Attitude Problem

Sony Mavica

"From Mount Hor they set out by the Red Sea road to go around the land of Edom. The people were discouraged by the journey and began to complain against God and Moses, 'Why have you brought us out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is neither bread nor water here and we are disgusted with this tasteless manna.'

"Yahweh then sent fiery serpents against them. They bit the people and many of the Israelites died. Then the people came to Moses and said, 'We have sinned, speaking against Yahweh and against you. Plead with Yahweh to take the serpents away.'

"Moses pleaded for the people and Yahweh said to him, 'Make a fiery serpent and set it on a standard; whoever has been bitten and then looks at it shall live.'

"So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on standard. Whenever a man was bitten, he looked towards the bronze serpent and he lived."

NUMBERS 21:4-9

"What negative thoughts hinder us from loving God?
Surrender them now."

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Groundhog Day

From www.lib.clemson.edu

"With regard to those who remain virigins, I have no special commandment from the Lord, but I give some advice, hoping that I am worthy of trust by the mercy of the Lord.

"I think this is good in these hard times in which we live. It is good for someone to remain as he is. If you are married, do not try to divorce your wife; if you are not married, do not marry. He who marries does not sin, nor does the young girl sin who marrries. Yet they will face distrubing experiences, and I would like to spare you.

"I say this, brothers and sisters: time is running out, and those who are married must live as if not married; those who weep as if not weeping; those who are happy as if they were not happy; those buying something as if they had not bought it, and those enjoying the present life as if they were not enjoying it. For the order of this world is vanishing."

1 CORINTHIANS 7:25-31

"Help me live each day... each moment for You."

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Shhh... Sit Still

"At this time, Jesus went out into the hills to pray, spending the whole night in prayer with God. When day came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them whom he called apostles: Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew, James and John; Philip and Bartholomew; Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alpheus and Simon called the Zealot; Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who would be the traitor.

"Coming down the hill with them, Jesus stood on a level place. Many of his disciples were there and a large crowd of people who had come from all parts of Judea and Jerusalem and from the coastal cities of Tyre and Sidon. They gathered to hear him and be healed of their diseases; likewise people troubled by evil spirits were healed. All the crowd tried to touch him because of the power which went out from him and healed them all."

LUKE 6:12-19

"Allow me to be still when the noise in my life become deafening.
Only in Your silence can I be at peace."

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"911" Revisited

From www.quickrob.com/political/911.html

"On another sabbath, Jesus entered the synagogue and began teaching. There was a man with a paralyzed right hand and the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees watched him: Would Jesus heal the man on the sabbath? If he did, they could accuse him.

"But JEsus knew their thoughts and said to the man, 'Get up and stand in the middle.' Then he spoke to them, 'I want to ask you: what is allowed by the Law on the sabbath, to do good or to do harm, to save life or destroy it?' And Jesus looke around at them all.

"Then he said to the man, 'Stretch out your hand.' He stretched it out and his hand was restored, becoming as whole as the other. But they were furious and began to discuss with one another how they could deal with Jesus."

LUKE 6:6-11

"Father, help me to trust You
even in my darkest hours."

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Playing Favorites

Pentax Optio S50

"My brothers and sisters, if you truly believe in our glorified Lord, Jesus Christ, you will not discriminate between persons. Suppose a person enters the synagogue where you are assembled, dressed magnificently and wearing a gold ring; at the same time, a poor person enters dressed in rags. If you focus your attention on the well-dressed and say, 'Come and sit in the best seat,' while to the poor one you say, 'Stay standing or else sit down at my feet,' have you not, in fact, made a distinction between the two? Have you not judged, using a double standards?

"Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters, did God not choose the poor of this world to receive the riches of faith and to inherit the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him?"

JAMES 2:1-5

"Heal me of my wounds, O Jesus,
so that I may forgive others and myself."

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The Most Important Rule

From www.catholicsupply.com

"One sabbath Jesus was going through the corn fields and his disciples began to pick heads of grain crushing them in their hands for food. Some of the Pharisees asked them, 'Why do you do what is forbidden on the sabbath?' Then Jesus spoke, 'Have you never read what David did when he and his men were hungry?' He entered the house of God, took and ate the bread of the offering and even gave some to his men, though only priests are allowed to eat that bread.' And Jesus added, 'The Son of Man is Lord and rules over the sabbath.'"

LUKE 6:1-5

"Lord, I commit myself to the most important rule.
To love You, to love others, and to love myself."

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Honoring Mary

Canon EOS 350D

"This is the document of the origins of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.

"Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the Father of Jacob, Jacom the father of Judah and his brothers.

"Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah (their mother was Tamar), Perez was the father of the Hezron, and Hezron of Aram. Aram was the father of Aminadab, Aminadab of Nahshon, Nahshon of Salmon.

"Salmon was the father of Boaz. His mother was Rahab. Boaz was the father of Obed. His mother was Ruth. OBed was the father of Jesse.

"Jesse was the father of David, the king. David was the father of Solomon. His mother had been Uriah's wife.

"Solomon was the father of Rehoboam. Then came the kings: Abijah, Asaph, Jehoshaphat, Joram, Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasseh, Amon, Josiah.

"Josiah was the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

"After the deportation to Babylon Jechoniah was the father of Salathiel and Salathiel of Zerubbabel.

"Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud, Abiud of Eliakim, and Eliakim of Azor. Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Akim, and Akim the father of Eliud. Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar of Matthan, and Matthad of Jacob.

"Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and from her came Jesus who is called the Christ--the Messiah.

"This is how Jesus Christ was born. Mary his mother had been given to Joseph in marriage but before they lived together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.

"Then Joseph, her husband, made plans to divorce her in all secrecy. He was an upright man, and in no way did he want to discredit her.

"While he was pondering over this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, 'Joseph, descendant of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. She has conceived by the Holy Spirit, and now she will bear a son. You shall call him "Jesus" for he will save his people from their sins.

"All this happened in order to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: The virgin will conceive and bear a son, and he will be called Emmanuel which means: God-with-us."

MATTHEW 1:1-16,18-23

"Dear Mother Mary, thank you for your maternal care and protection.
Thank you for interceding for me to Jesus, your Son."

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Nothing To Boast About

Pentax Optio S50

"Do not deceive yourselves. If anyone of you considers himself wise in the ways of the world, let him become a fool, so that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God's eyes. To this, Scripture says: God catches the wise in their won wisdom. It also says: The Lord knows the reasoning of the wise, that it is useless.

"Because of this, let no one become an admirer of humans, for everything belongs to you. Paul, Apollos, Cephas--life, death, the present and the future. Everything is yours, and you, belong to Christ, and Christ is of God."

1 CORINTHIANS 3:18-23

"Lord, save me from being too proud of my achievements."

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United We Bond

Canon S45

"I could not, friends, speak to you as spiritual persons but as fleshly people, for you are still infants in Christ. I gave you milk and not solid food, for you were not ready for it and up to now you cnnot receive it for you are still of the flesh. As long as there is jealousy and strife, what can I say but that you are at the level of the flesh and behave like ordinary people.

"While one says: 'I follow Paul,' and the other: 'I follow Apollos,' what are you but people still at a human level?

"For what is Apollos? What is Paul? They are ministers and through them you believed, as it was given by the Lord to each of them. I planted, Apollos watered the plant, but God made it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who makes the plant grow.

"The one who plants and the one who waters work to the same end, and the Lord will pay each according to their work. We are fellow-workers with God, but you are God's field and building."

1 CORINTHIANS 3:1-9

"Lord, we pray for our priests, today.
Minister to their humanity, O Lord, and grant them the grace
to go beyond their weaknesses
and strive only for Your glory."

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I Can't Wait!

"God has revealed it to us, through his Spirit, because the Spirit probes everything, even the depth of God.

"Who but his own spirit knows the secrets of a person? Similarly, no one but the Spirit of God knows the secrets of God. We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who comes from God and, through him, we understand what God in his goodness has given us.

"So we speak of this, not in terms inspired by human wisdom, but in a language taught by human the Spirit, explaining a spiritual wisdom to spiritual persons. The one who remains on the psychologic level does not understand the things of the Spirit. They are foolishness for him and he does not understand because they require a spiritual experience. On the other hand, the spiritual person judges everything but no one judges him. Who has known the mind of God so as to teach him? But we have the mind of Christ."

1 CORINTHIANS 2:10-16

"Lord, give me the patience to wait on Your will for my life."

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It's About Him

"When I came to reveal to you the mystery of God's plan I did not count on eloquence or on a show of learning. I was determined not to know anything among you but Jesus, the Messiah, and crucified Messiah. I myself came weak, fearful and trembling; my words and preaching were not brilliant or clever to win listeners. It was, rather, a demonstration of spirit and power, so that your faith might be a matter, not of human wisdom, but of God's power."

1 CORINTHIANS 2:1-5

"Continue to remind me, Lord, that all I do is for You."

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Spiritual Hygiene

From www.lospequenos.org

"One day the Pharisees gathered around Jesus and with them were some teachers of the Law who had just come from Jerusalem.

"They noticed that some of his disciples were eating their meal with unclean hands, that is, without washing them. Now the Pharisees, and in fact, all the Jews, never eat without washing their hands for they follow the tradition received from their ancestors. Nor do they eat anything without first washing themselves. And there are many other traditions they observe, for example, the ritual washing of cups, pots and plates.

"So the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law asked him, 'Why do your disciples not follow the tradition of the elders, but eat with unclean hands?'

"Jesus answered, 'You, shallow people! How well Isaiah prophesied of you when he wrote: This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. The worship they offer me is worthless, for what they teach are only human rules. You even put aside the commandment of God to hold fast to human tradition.'

"Jesus then called the people to him again and said to them, 'Listen to me, all of you, and try to understand. Nothing that enters one from outside can make that person unclean. It is what comes out from within that makes unclean.

"'...for evil designs come out of the heart: theft, murder, adultery, jealousy, greed, maliciousness, deceit, indecency, sander, pride and folly. All these evil things come from within and make a person unclean.'"

MARK 7:1-8,14-15,21-23

"When was the last time we confessed?
The last time we forgive or reconciled with somebody?"

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The Gift Of Words

"Brothers and sisters, look and see whom God has called. Few among you can be said to be cultured or wealthy, and few belong to noble families. Yet God has chosen what the world considers foolish, to shame the wise; he has chosen what the world considers weak to shame the strong. God has chosen common and unimportant people, making use of what is nothing to nullify the things that are, so that no mortal may boast before God. But, by God's grace you are in Christ Jesus, who has become our wisdom from God, and who makes us just and holy and free. Scripture says: Let the one who boasts boast of the Lord.

1 CORINTHIANS 1:26-31

"Father, at the end of the day, the work is Yours."

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Through Grace

Pentax Optio S50

"This story throws light on what will happen in the kingdom of heaven. Ten bridesmaids went out with their lamps to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were careless while the others were sensible.

"The careless bridesmaids took their lamps as they were and did not bring extra oil. But those who were sensible, brought with their lamps flasks of oil. As the bridegroom delayed, they all grew drowsy and fell asleep.

"But at midnight, a cry rang out: 'The bridegroom is here, come out and meet him!' All the maidens woke up at once and trimmed their lamps. Then the careless ones said to the sensible ones: 'Give us some oil, for our lamps are going out.' The sensible ones answered: 'There may not be enough for both you and us. You had better go to those who sell and buy for yourselves.'

"They were out buying oil when the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went with him to the wedding feast, and the doors were shut.

"Later the rest of the bridesmaids arrived and called out: 'Lord, Lord, open to us.' But he answered: 'Truly, I do not know you.'

"So, stay awake, for you do not know the day nor the hour."

MATTHEW 25:1-13

"Lord, protect me from my own pride.
Help me to be humble enough to always seek
the grace of a stronger faith,
a grace that only You can give."

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