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Daily Devotional


February 23, 2012

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Prayer:

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O Thou who has order this wondrous world, and who knowest all things in earth and heaven: So fill our hearts with trust in thee that by night and day, at all times and in all seasons, we may without fear commit all that we have and hope to be to thy never-failing love, for this life and the life to come; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Psalm:

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Psalm 131

Daily Scripture Reading:

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Acts 7:55-60 Psalm 31:1-8 1 Peter 2:2-10 John 14:1-14

Reading for Reflection:

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Excerpts from Interior Castle (Teresa of Avila) - Selection 2 of 11 God appeals to us through other good people, through sermons, or through the reading of good books. Sometimes he calls through our sicknesses and our trials as he bids us to pray. However feeble such prayers may be, God values them highly. God looks into our souls and perceives our desires. If our desires are good, we cannot fail. Nevertheless, the assaults of the devils that are made upon the soul are terrible. Again, this is why the soul suffers more at this stage than does the beginner. Whereas before the soul was somewhat deaf and blind and had no will to resist, now it has begun to hear and see and resist as one who is about to gain victory. It is at this stage that the devils will attack the soul with the earthly pleasures of this world, like snakes who bite with deadly poison. They trick the soul into thinking that such pleasures will last an eternity; they remind the soul of the high esteem in which it is held in the world; they place before it the many friends and relatives who will disagree with the manner of life you have now begun.

Prayers:

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for the church, for others, for myself

Reflection:

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silent and written

Benediction:

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The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.