Reader's Digest:
If you have a heart, you can help anybody
When I began planning to move to Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, to study, my mother worried about the uncertainty of living in a place that was so different from India. She worried particularly about a lack of jobs, cultural differences and racism.Despite these concerns, I came to New Zealand in July 2009. I found the place and people to be very gracious and supportive. When I arrived, I soon realized the importance of getting a job to supplement my living allowance.Determined to do this on my own, I spent a whole day going door-to-door asking for a job, but found little or no response. This became my daily routine after college for a few weeks.
23 Sunday C – Discipleship – Counting the Cost
The Word Hate
Thomas O’Loughlin,
Introduction to the Celebration
We have gathered here because we are disciples of the Lord
Jesus: we have chosen his way as our way. Today he reminds us that this is no
easy choice for his way led to the cross. He reminds us: ‘Whoever does not bear
his own cross and come after me, cannot be my disciple.’ Discipleship embraces
every aspect of our lives. Discipleship means that we have to plan for the best
way to live our lives in the light of his truth. Yet, we all fall short of that
way, we follow other paths, we avoid the cross, we think of the immediate
rather than the goal of life. So as we gather for this meal of discipleship,
let us renew our commitment to the way of the Lord and ask pardon for our
deviations from it.
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"If anyone comes after me and does not hate ..." "Hate" is not primarily a feeling word in the Aramaic language, the language Jesus spoke. It is primarily a priority word. It means to abandon or to leave aside; the way a sailor needs to abandon a sinking ship or the way a general needs to leave aside distracting things to win his battle.
John G. Lynch
**********Thomas O’Loughlin,
Introduction to the Celebration
Reflection
Our following of Christ can easily become an unreflective
adherence to a faith into which we were born. We may continue going to Mass
merely out of habit or even fear. However, today it is as though Jesus turns
around to us and says: ‘This is not for the fainthearted. Following me is not
about having things easy with God on your side. It is all about forgetting
yourself and that, my friend, is a hard road.’ From time to time we need to be
shocked out of our complacency and today’s invitation to make our own the
wisdom of Jesus aims to do just that.
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World Teachers' Day - Videos and Prayers
Here are several videos to remember and celebrate our Teachers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1CFlRg_Pmo
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Several Prayers:
Prayer for World Teachers Day
Gracious God stay with us
with your enabling Spirit,
guiding us as we lead our students
towards your kingdom.
We accomplish in our lifetime
only a fraction of the magnificent work
of your creation.
Prayer for Peace
This prayer of Blessed John Paul II written for the World Day of Peace in
2002.
O God, Creator of the universe,
who extends your paternal concern over every creature
and guides the events of history to the goal of salvation,
we acknowledge your fatherly love
when you break the resistance of mankind and,
in a world torn by strife and discord, you make us ready for reconciliation.
Renew for us the wonders of your mercy;
send forth your Spirit that he may work in the intimacy of hearts,
that enemies may begin to dialogue, that adversaries may shake hands
and peoples may encounter one another in harmony.
May all commit themselves to the sincere search
for true peace which will extinguish all arguments,
for charity which overcomes hatred, for pardon which disarms revenge.
O God, Creator of the universe,
who extends your paternal concern over every creature
and guides the events of history to the goal of salvation,
we acknowledge your fatherly love
when you break the resistance of mankind and,
in a world torn by strife and discord, you make us ready for reconciliation.
Renew for us the wonders of your mercy;
send forth your Spirit that he may work in the intimacy of hearts,
that enemies may begin to dialogue, that adversaries may shake hands
and peoples may encounter one another in harmony.
May all commit themselves to the sincere search
for true peace which will extinguish all arguments,
for charity which overcomes hatred, for pardon which disarms revenge.
FRUITS ON AN EMPTY STOMACH - Health Tips
Very pertinent, informative and value enough
to be printed and put onto your fridge for reference
Let's
REMEMBER to take
FRESH FRUITS
EVERYDAY and on
an EMPTY
STOMACH!
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Four months ago, the circumference of Roona Begum's head was 94 centimeters -- almost triple the size of a normal baby -- due to ten liters of excess fluid inside her brain. Born in a remote village in northeastern India, Roona was diagnosed with an extreme form of hydrocephalus and was given only a few months to live.
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Blueberries, not fruit juice, cut type-2 diabetes risk
Blueberries and apples contain high levels of
anthocyanins
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Eating more fruit, particularly blueberries, apples and grapes, is linked to a reduced risk of developing type-2 diabetes, suggests a study in the British Medical Journal.
Blueberries cut the risk by 26% compared with 2% for three servings of any whole fruit - but fruit juice did not appear to have the same effect.
Health Tips
1.
Rub your ears to boost energy: Instead of reaching for another cup of coffee,
give your ears a gentle self-massage. According to Chinese medicine, stimulating
the pressure points in the ears increases blood circulation to all parts of the
body, giving you an instant energy boost.
2.
Cure hiccups with peanut butter: Chewing and swallowing the sticky spread will
interrupt your breathing pattern and force your diaphragm to
relax.
Questions From Jesus Christ
Lets take a look at some of the important questions asked by our Lord Jesus Christ. These are the questions that HE wants answers to.
1. How many loaves do you have? (Matthew 15:34)
Loaf or bread represents my Word. You cannot survive with the earthly bread alone, you need ME, the bread that came down to give you eternal life. I am the Word made flesh. MY WORD is eternal. Strive therefore to LEARN MY WORD. How many scriptures do you know by-heart? Can you call to mind and recite at least a couple of them in a crisis? Do you practice living by MY WORD? Just as you satisfy your hunger better by having more loaves, the more the number of scriptures in your heart, the better your life.
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