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May the word of the lord always be on our minds on our lips and in our heart

Jesus began to show his disciples
that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer greatly from the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised.
Then Peter took Jesus aside and began to rebuke him,
“God forbid, Lord! No such thing shall ever happen to you.”
He turned and said to Peter,
“Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle to me.
You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.”

Then Jesus said to his disciples,
“Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?
Or what can one give in exchange for his life?
For the Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father’s glory,
and then he will repay all according to his conduct.”

A Reflection

from Karen Gasperetti
Administrative Assistant

Today‘s Gospel tells us in blunt reality we must deny ourselves, accept our cross, and follow Christ. Whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. Matthew 16:25
Are you one of those people who have to be in control of things? Are you uncomfortable when your house isn‘t just so? How do you react when unplanned events come up in your day? How do you respond when you see unexpected change occurring in the lives of people you are close to?
I have been more aware, in the last 10 years, of how little control I have of my life, than in the 40 previous combined! All this reminded me of the Serenity Prayer, and gave me the urge to Google it. The funny thing is that I don‘t remember ever seeing the entire prayer. I was only familiar with the first verse. Because the ENTIRE prayer, in my opinion, goes so well with today‘s Gospel theme, I share it with you now:
Serenity Prayer
God grant me
the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
the Courage to change the things I can,
and the Wisdom to know the difference;
Living one day at a time;
Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace;
Taking , as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it:
Trusting that you will make all things right
if I surrender to your will;
that I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with you forever in the next.
Wishing you all that this prayer offers the true serenity of life.
Karen

Readings for the Week of August 31st, 2008

Sunday: Jer 20:7-9/Rom 12:1-2/Mt 16:21-27
Monday: 1 Cor 2:1-5/Lk 4:16-30
Tuesday: 1 Cor 2:10b-16/Lk 4:31-37
Wednesday: 1 Cor 3:1-9/Lk 4:38-44
Thursday: 1 Cor 3:18-23/Lk 5:1-11
Friday: 1 Cor 4:1-5/Lk 5:33-39
Saturday: 1 Cor 4:6b-15/Lk 6:1-5
Next Sunday: Ez 33:7-9/Rom 13:8-10/Mt 18:15-20
   
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