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edenj
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on July 16th, 2024 at 8:33
Prayer for Unity, to Overcome Division
O God, keep alive within us the flame of hope, so that with patience and perseverance we may opt for dialogue and reconciliation. In this way may peace triumph at…
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edenj
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on July 16th, 2024 at 7:54
OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL, wiki
Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, a revered authority on Carmelite spirituality, wrote that devotion to Our Lady of Mount Carmel means:a special call to the interior life, which…
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Don Detky
posted in Personal Reflections
on July 16th, 2024 at 6:14
Reject whatever is contrary to the name of Christ...
If we are to reject what is contrary to Christ we must know Him. speak to Him, spend time with your God. Get to know Him. And then live a…
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Noel Cuta
posted in Personal Reflections
on July 15th, 2024 at 23:59
The Pillars of Divine Wisdom: Innocence, Peace, Mercy, and Righteous Living
Just as true wisdom is characterized by innocence, peace, mercy, humility, compassion, sincerity, and justice, so too is divine wisdom embodied in a pure heart, peace-making, leniency, teachability, kind deeds,…
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on July 15th, 2024 at 21:03
Psalm 27:4"One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple" Lord, let us seek your face.
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on July 15th, 2024 at 19:55
How gracious and full of lovingkindness is our God. He knows our frame that we are dust, (Psalm 103:14) and loves us beyond measure. Psalm 36:7, Psalm 40:11, Psalm 42:8. (I am using King James Version as I love the poetry of it). Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, our Triune God who changes not! His mercies are new every morning.
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hazcompat
posted in Personal Reflections
on July 15th, 2024 at 18:19
Let nothing disturb your peace in Christ Jesus!
As OFTEN AS YOU are guilty of any fault, great or small, frequent or rare, you should adopt the following procedure as soon as you are aware of what you…
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on July 15th, 2024 at 14:56
Dear Don: Your question is your first sentence, and if you thought you were addressing it or answering it in the rest of your paragraph you are not. Maybe you meant to ask a different question. Why would you think Elijah would ever "prevail" over Israel? The word "prevail" means "to be greater in strength or influence. It does not mean he leads the prophets of Baal, but that is exactly what he does as prophet for Israel -- he leads them as God directs him. His job was to bring the Israelites back to belief and worship of God, not the baal idols, which the 400 plus prophets had been enticing them to do. He spoke to the Israelites appealing to them to either worship God or baal. The implication was if they worshipped Baal they were no longer true Israelites and may as well stay well away from their brothers and sisters who believed in God. He pointed out that all of them were simply mouthing their belief in Israel's God, the one True God but yet they were sacrificying to baal idols --- that is the fence Elijah mentioned. You have to know that Elijah had been and was a very powerful prophet for Israel, and God always favored Elijah's needs for help. In this case, God lit a fire that no man could light since the altar was thoroughly soaked with water. Not only that, the flames God sent burned up the water s well. .Not only did Elijah have faith that God would support the challenge he proposed, but Elijah knew that all idols have no power at al, therefore he knew that there would not be a fire lit by Baal or his minions. testing the baal idols against Our God, and had faith God would make sure of that their fires could not be lit. This was a demonstration of the power of God, not unlike the stories of Jesus' miracles during his 3 year ministry where the seed to understanding a new power was entering the world that would change the fate of mankind to have a way to never dying. The "prevailing' was over the 400 plus prophets and Elijah having them all killed. It is a kinder way of saying Elijah challenged the priests of Baal and all the followers that were left (if any, since this story doesn't say in these verses whether the pagans were involved with the Israelites on this occasion) obviously supported these executions. Maybe they participated. The prophets of Baal were brought to death . -- ALL the prophets of Baal were eliminated. Their livelihoods and life work was thoroughly destroyed. In so doing, all the people agreed that whichever God won this fire challenge would be their full choice who to worship.
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sharontheil
replied to Journey to the mind of God!
on July 15th, 2024 at 6:20
May I keep this? I would love to read, to reflect and to ponder these words again and again.God bless you.
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Don Detky
posted in Personal Reflections
on July 15th, 2024 at 5:55
Elijah prevails over the prophets of Baal
Why is it written that Elijah prevailed over the prophets of baal and not Israel? Here is yet another instance in which God again proves via action who He is…
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hazcompat
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on July 15th, 2024 at 4:50
Journey to the mind of God!
If you ask how such things can occur, seek the answer in God’s grace, not in doctrine; in the longing of the will, not in the understanding; in the sighs…
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