Reflection for Monday, June 25, 2012: 12th week in Ordinary Time.

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dc.contributor.authorCherney, Mikeen_US
dc.contributor.cuauthorCherney, Michael G.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-09T18:11:24Z
dc.date.available2014-06-09T18:11:24Z
dc.date.cycleYear IIen_US
dc.date.day25en_US
dc.date.daynameMondayen_US
dc.date.issued2012-06-25en_US
dc.date.monthJuneen_US
dc.date.seasonOrdinary Timeen_US
dc.date.weekWeek: 12en_US
dc.date.year2012en_US
dc.description.abstractAs I read through the scripture for today, I easily find myself falling into certain roles. In the first reading I find myself as a person in occupied Israel in the 8th Century BC. I find myself complacent and feeling guilty that my countrymen and I have gotten what we deserved. In the Psalm, I can imagine myself in the role of a person besieged calling on God for help. In the Gospel, I find myself as a member of the crowd that is being chastised by Jesus for the way I judge.|I am well aware of how close (or distant) that I am in my relationship with my God. I have days when the connection is there. Generally things seem to function better when I am in that state. I have other days when I have distanced myself from my Lord. On these days I often feel that the difficulties I experience are a consequence. I draw a connection between my thoughts and actions, and my experience of the world around me. Intellectually I have problems with the idea of "karma", but my feelings give me a sense that I live in a world where God plays a role in history and continues to be active today.|In the first reading we see the Northern Kingdom of Israel has fallen. The people have lost the connection with their God. Their leader has failed. The nation is fragmented. This condition is blamed on the actions of the people.|The psalm response brings us to a later point in the history of Israel. The psalmist expresses the frustration of a people feeling defeated in battle. There are calls for God's assistance. We are left with a sense of a renewed awareness of the essential nature of the connection to God and the limitations of human endeavors.|My prayer today is for the strength and the will to keep my connection with God close and open. I pray for the ability to identify which directions are the best. I ask for forgiveness for the times that I have wrongly judged. Finally I pray for the insight to correctly recognize God's strengths and my limitations.en_US
dc.identifier.otherLectionary number: 371en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10504/50904
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.program.unitCollege of Arts and Sciencesen_US
dc.program.unitPhysicsen_US
dc.publisherUniversity Ministry, Creighton University.en_US
dc.publisher.locationOmaha, Nebraska, United Statesen_US
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dc.relation.previoushttps://dspace.creighton.edu/xmlui/handle/10504/50890
dc.relation.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10504/64896
dc.rightsThese reflections may not be sold or used commercially without permission. Personal or parish use is permitted.en_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity Ministry, Creighton University.en_US
dc.subject.local12 Kings 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18en_US
dc.subject.local2Psalms 60:3, 4-5, 12-13en_US
dc.subject.local4Matthew 7:1-5en_US
dc.titleReflection for Monday, June 25, 2012: 12th week in Ordinary Time.en_US
dc.title.seriesDaily Reflections (Meditations) on the Scriptures from the Roman Catholic Lectionary.en_US
dc.typeEssay
dc.url.link1http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.htmlen_US
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