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Re: A Thread For Catholics by debbie(f): 12:00pm On Aug 25, 2014 |
GOOD MORNING MY PEOPLE..AS WE EMBARK ON TODAYS HUSTLE,LETS TAKE TIME TO REFLECT ON THESE WORDS.remember,no matter how hard the road seem,we have a God who is more than ABLE.so cheer up and keep your faith alive. Mass Reading & Meditation for August 25, 2014 Meditation: Matthew 23:13-22 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees! (Matthew 23:13) Aah, the Pharisees! We are all familiar with the many times they publicly harassed Jesus. It’s easy to let a quick reading of the Gospels give us a negative view of them. But who were they really? The Pharisees came into existence just after the Maccabean Revolt around 175 b.c., when Jews were under intense pressure to abandon their faith and adopt Greek practices. The Pharisees were lay people, many of whom loved God and tried to help their people hold fast to the Law of Moses. In fact, the word “Pharisee” comes from a Hebrew word meaning “separate,” emphasizing their desire to stay pure. By the beginning of the first century a.d., the Pharisees were an educated group who studied the Scriptures and taught their fellow Jews how to follow God’s laws. After the Temple was destroyed in a.d. 70, the Pharisees survived as the predominant Jewish religious group, and they are considered the precursors to modern Judaism. This doesn’t sound too bad, does it? So what was the problem with the Pharisees? Some of them—not all—had a very hard time accepting the idea that Jesus could be the Messiah. He didn’t fit into their expectations of ritual purity Saint Louisor adherence to Jewish traditions. Many of them saw Jesus as a revolutionary whose new teachings threatened their people’s identity as the chosen race. Their zeal for the Law kept them from being open to the new thing God was doing through Jesus. We can all fall prey to the same challenges that trapped these Pharisees. We can balk in the face of something that upends our comfortable ways of looking at God or our faith. We can hold on to our traditions so tightly that we aren’t open to God doing something new and exciting. So the next time you see the Pharisees in the Gospels, try not to look down on them right away. Remember their devotion and their love of God’s Law. Remember their heroic efforts to preserve Judaism in a hostile culture. But remember, also, to keep your heart open to the eternal newness of God’s plan! “Jesus, you loved the Pharisees just as much as you love everyone else—including me! Help me to put aside anything that keeps me from being open to you!” 2 Thessalonians 1:1-5, 11-12; Psalm 96:1-5 5 Likes |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Ubenedictus(m): 2:38pm On Aug 25, 2014 |
Greetings... Ba3 low |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by frodobee: 2:46pm On Aug 25, 2014 |
woky: I'm the happiest person to see/have u here bro!Lol, you will most likely see it at the 'viewing this'. Less likely at the comments. |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by POPEII: 6:21pm On Aug 25, 2014 |
Rich4god: Lol... How can she turn nun when everything have been sealed... Abi dem dey axept married pple 4 monastry... You never paid dowry |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Rich4god(m): 7:31pm On Aug 25, 2014 |
POPEII:Na wetin she tell you.... |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Rich4god(m): 7:32pm On Aug 25, 2014 |
@Salc... Hope you are ok... Being a long time... |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Rich4god(m): 7:35pm On Aug 25, 2014 |
babestell:My dear sister...I(we) have been seeing it and I(we) knw the difference btw the two...... |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Rich4god(m): 7:36pm On Aug 25, 2014 |
babestell: This is so ROMANTIC!!!!Why the tears na... You knw striky is just airing his own view.... |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by jnrbayano(m): 8:31pm On Aug 25, 2014 |
striktlymi: Gbam! |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Rich4god(m): 10:00pm On Aug 25, 2014 |
jnrbayano:Why you dey gbam him post na... Everyone to his own believe... |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by jnrbayano(m): 10:04pm On Aug 25, 2014 |
Rich4god: Why you dey gbam him post na... Everyone to his own believe... I gbammed his post because I have had similar experience to his on the subject matter. |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Rich4god(m): 11:22pm On Aug 26, 2014 |
Quite house... Where is my zing... |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Nobody: 1:53am On Aug 27, 2014 |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Rich4god(m): 3:32am On Aug 27, 2014 |
KiddaBlingzz:Hope all is well.... Abi plate too much for you to wash.... |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Syncan(m): 5:27pm On Aug 27, 2014 |
Hmm...Quite some interesting readings. Good evening brethren, a pleasant day to you all. SalC, do get well quick. |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by babestell(f): 7:09pm On Aug 27, 2014 |
Hello all. God bless you all |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Rich4god(m): 7:29pm On Aug 27, 2014 |
jnrbayano on peeping mode... |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by jnrbayano(m): 8:14pm On Aug 27, 2014 |
Rich4god: jnrbayano on peeping mode... How has your day bro? |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by jnrbayano(m): 8:15pm On Aug 27, 2014 |
babestell: Hello all. God bless you all Udo diri gi |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Kamsified: 8:50pm On Aug 27, 2014 |
Good evening brethren. Hope we're all doing great |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Kamsified: 8:52pm On Aug 27, 2014 |
@salc if the physician be sick, what will the patients do na Get well soon dearest |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Kamsified: 8:55pm On Aug 27, 2014 |
babestell: This is so ROMANTIC!!!! It'll be even more romantic if d winner prepares the diner |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Kamsified: 9:01pm On Aug 27, 2014 |
Rich4god: Quite house... Where is my zing...Hello sweetie here I am |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Kamsified: 9:02pm On Aug 27, 2014 |
babestell: Hello all. God bless you allSame to you dear |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Kamsified: 9:04pm On Aug 27, 2014 |
frodobee:No na. Viewing without commenting is prohibited joor 1 Like |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Kamsified: 9:05pm On Aug 27, 2014 |
Ubenedictus: Greetings...you've missed o oga Uben Hope you've bn fine |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by hurricaneChris: 9:06pm On Aug 27, 2014 |
Good evening *falls back to bed* |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Kamsified: 9:07pm On Aug 27, 2014 |
POPEII: Anambra kwenu ooooI've never bn far from you dearest I greet you sir 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Kamsified: 9:08pm On Aug 27, 2014 |
hurricaneChris: Good evening@9.0clock |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Kamsified: 9:09pm On Aug 27, 2014 |
wonda26: Happy week ahead toy fellow brethren.Same to you dearie. How have you bn? |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Kamsified: 9:12pm On Aug 27, 2014 |
KiddaBlingzz:Hi sweerie. How was your day? |
Re: A Thread For Catholics by Kamsified: 9:13pm On Aug 27, 2014 |
Jnrbayano!!! |
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