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		<title>Daily Meditation</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blessed is the womb that bore You and the breasts that nursed You!  &#8211; Lk 11:27
Reflection. This day is Mary&#8217;s birthday, and mine.  I have always been aware of her two-fold vocation:  1) to bring Jesus into the world, and 2) to give Him back to the world.  This is my vocation and yours as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daily Meditation</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jesus performed many other signs &#8230; that are not recorded in this work.  But those written here have been recorded so that you may come to believe.  - Jn 20:30-31
Reflection.  The Gospels are the written accounts of the early preaching of the Apostles.  The Apostles told others about the Lord&#8217;s words and deeds hoping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daily Meditation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in uprightness.  - 2 Tim 3:16
Reflection. God&#8217;s word comes to us in revelation.  The Bible teaches us the truths we need to know in order to attain salvation.  Life is a long drive in the wilderness, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daily Meditation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the time you were a child you have known the sacred Scriptures.  From these you can acquire the wisdom that will lead you to salvation.  &#8211; 2 Tim 3:15
Reflection. A woman saw her doctor reading the Bible one day.  She asked, &#8220;Does reading the Scriptures help you before you perform the surgery, or after?&#8221;  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daily Meditation</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.messengerofjoy.com/2010/09/daily-meditation-179/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Make haste, O God, to rescue me; O Lord, come quickly to my aid.  &#8211; Ps 70:2
Reflection. The Psalmist is in great distress, pleading with God to intervene.  Have you ever known such desperation?  This Psalm ends on a positive note, &#8220;You are my help and my deliverer&#8221;           (Ps 70:6).  Have confidence, because in your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daily Meditation</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.messengerofjoy.com/2010/09/daily-meditation-178/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Too heavy for us are our sins, and only You can blot them out.  - Ps 65:4
Reflection.  The Lord comes to set His people free, and bring them to the promised land.  Delivering us from our slavery to sin, He sets us on the path to heaven.  Be grateful that you have the wisdom [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daily Meditation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>johncatoir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I will bless You all my life; with uplifted hands I will call on Your name.  - Ps 63:5-6
Reflection.  The Scriptures tell us three things about God:  God is powerful; God is kind; and God rewards &#8220;each person in accordance with his deeds: (Ps 62:13).  Lift up your heart and have a new confidence, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daily Meditation</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.messengerofjoy.com/2010/09/daily-meditation-176/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[O God, hear my cry and listen to my prayer &#8230; I will abide in Your tent forever and find refuge in the shelter of Your wings.  - Ps 61:2, 5
Reflection. Do not lose hope believing that God&#8217;s silence is a sign that He has abandoned you.  The Psalm continues, &#8220;For You, O God, have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daily Meditation</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.messengerofjoy.com/2010/08/daily-meditation-175/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.  This will make you children of your heavenly Father.  - Mt 5:44-45
Reflection. Hatred is the enemy of happiness.  Avoid as much as possible anyone who persecutes you, but do not descend into hatred.  Jesus said, &#8220;I have told you these things so that &#8230; your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daily Meditation</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.messengerofjoy.com/2010/08/daily-meditation-174/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For you have been my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.  - Ps 59:17
Reflection. Which is your real enemy?  Is it Satan, or are your own sins your greatest enemy?  Be aware of the opponent within, and ask God to protect you from your own inordinate desires.
Prayer. Lord, cleanse me of my sins and [...]]]></description>
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