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		<description><![CDATA[When I am terrified, I place my trust in You &#8230; In God, I place my trust and know no fear.                 - Ps 56:4, 5
Reflection. Write down all your troubles.  Then crumble that piece of paper and hold it in the palm of your hand.  Now, make a decision to live your life joyfully, in [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jesus responded &#8230; &#8220;I am not alone because my Father is with Me.&#8221;  - Jn 16:31-32
Reflection. Both statements are true because Jesus was both human and divine.  As humans we, too, know about those dark feelings that sometimes beset us.  And yet there is always hope.  Because of God&#8217;s grace we know we are never [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blog.messengerofjoy.com/2010/09/daily-meditation-184/</link>
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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>
		<link>http://www.blog.messengerofjoy.com/2010/09/daily-meditation-183/</link>
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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>
		<link>http://www.blog.messengerofjoy.com/2010/09/daily-meditation-182/</link>
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		<title>Daily Meditation</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.blog.messengerofjoy.com/2010/09/daily-meditation-181/</link>
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		<title>Daily Meditation</title>
		<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>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.blog.messengerofjoy.com/2010/09/daily-meditation-179/</link>
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		<title>Daily Meditation</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.blog.messengerofjoy.com/2010/09/daily-meditation-178/</link>
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		<title>Daily Meditation</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.blog.messengerofjoy.com/2010/09/daily-meditation-177/</link>
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		<title>Daily Meditation</title>
		<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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