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Thursday, October 14, 2004 8:45 AM
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Thursday, October 14, 2004 8:45 AM
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John 9 (NKJV)
A Man Born Blind Receives SightThe Man Born Blind
1 Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth. 2And His disciples asked Him, saying, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" 3Jesus answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him. 4I[1] must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work. 5As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world."
A Man Born Blind Receives SightThe Man Born Blind
1 Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth. 2And His disciples asked Him, saying, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" 3Jesus answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him. 4I[1] must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work. 5As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world."
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Friday, October 08, 2004 8:06 AM
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Friday, October 08, 2004 8:06 AM
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Monday, October 04, 2004 8:22 AM
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Monday, October 04, 2004 8:22 AM
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This is a letter from a good friend of mine at Notre Dame named Nicole Shrillia.
I had mentioned that I was able to go to the Africa Faith and Justicemeeting this weekend, and I thought that there might be a benefit insharing this with you as well...
Please join us in prayer for Sudan on Tuesday night at 7:00 fromwherever you are, and know that you are in my prayers too!!!!
We just returned from the AFJN meeting in Louisville, and I justwanted to write to let you all know how grateful I am for all that youare doing to help plan the prayer service for Tuesday night. Thisweekend taught me a grate deal about what is going, and I wanted toshare some of what impacted me since our whole group wasn't able togo. I had the honor of meeting Bishop Gassis from Sudan, and askedhim for his blessing, not only for myself, but on behalf of all of youas well, and for the prayer service. I also asked him this morning ifhe had any message for me to bring back for you, and he said that heis deeply touched by our efforts and our prayers. He told me thatprayer can move mountains, and it is his prayer that our prayers turnin to action, specifically in writing to our representatives, andinforming our friends, family and media so that we might raiseawareness on behalf of the people who suffer so greatly.
This man has seen suffering that is simply evil. He is the shepherdof a people who experience a reality that is filled with violence andterror. He showed us photographs of women who have had their throatsslit and their breasts cut off, and now live with the gruesome scars. He also showed us a photo of a young boy's school book, covered in hisblood, when he was hit by an incoming bomb. He told us that to him,it is a relic. He also showed us a picture so horrifying that hewarned us we might not want to see of a boy who had been hit by ahatchet. He had lost an eye, his nose, and the exposed flesh revealedhis facial cavity. The Bishop has tried to get him to Europe forsurgery, but the wound in the end was a mortal one.
I know that this is an intense message to send, but the need for ourattention, prayers and action is so great. I learned so much in thepast 24 hours, and most of all learned how grateful the AFJN communityis that we are joining their efforts at Notre Dame. Countless people-- people who have spent their lived working for and with the peopleof Africa-- embraced me with thanks, excitement and joy at ourpresence. "You don't know how much this energizes us to have you herewith us," they would say. "You have given me hope for the future..."When I asked the Bishop for his blessing, and he placed his hands onmy head and prayed for me, and then marked the sign of the cross on myforehead, I could not help but think of the countless Sudanese peoplethat he has marked with the same sign. And then at mass the secondreading said this...
“I remind you, to stir into flame the gift of God that you have through the imposition of my hands. For God did not give us a spirit of cowardicebut rather of power and love and self-control. So do not be ashamed of your testimony to our Lord, nor of me, a prisoner for his sake; but bear your share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from God..."
love,
nicole
Good Day - JB
I had mentioned that I was able to go to the Africa Faith and Justicemeeting this weekend, and I thought that there might be a benefit insharing this with you as well...
Please join us in prayer for Sudan on Tuesday night at 7:00 fromwherever you are, and know that you are in my prayers too!!!!
We just returned from the AFJN meeting in Louisville, and I justwanted to write to let you all know how grateful I am for all that youare doing to help plan the prayer service for Tuesday night. Thisweekend taught me a grate deal about what is going, and I wanted toshare some of what impacted me since our whole group wasn't able togo. I had the honor of meeting Bishop Gassis from Sudan, and askedhim for his blessing, not only for myself, but on behalf of all of youas well, and for the prayer service. I also asked him this morning ifhe had any message for me to bring back for you, and he said that heis deeply touched by our efforts and our prayers. He told me thatprayer can move mountains, and it is his prayer that our prayers turnin to action, specifically in writing to our representatives, andinforming our friends, family and media so that we might raiseawareness on behalf of the people who suffer so greatly.
This man has seen suffering that is simply evil. He is the shepherdof a people who experience a reality that is filled with violence andterror. He showed us photographs of women who have had their throatsslit and their breasts cut off, and now live with the gruesome scars. He also showed us a photo of a young boy's school book, covered in hisblood, when he was hit by an incoming bomb. He told us that to him,it is a relic. He also showed us a picture so horrifying that hewarned us we might not want to see of a boy who had been hit by ahatchet. He had lost an eye, his nose, and the exposed flesh revealedhis facial cavity. The Bishop has tried to get him to Europe forsurgery, but the wound in the end was a mortal one.
I know that this is an intense message to send, but the need for ourattention, prayers and action is so great. I learned so much in thepast 24 hours, and most of all learned how grateful the AFJN communityis that we are joining their efforts at Notre Dame. Countless people-- people who have spent their lived working for and with the peopleof Africa-- embraced me with thanks, excitement and joy at ourpresence. "You don't know how much this energizes us to have you herewith us," they would say. "You have given me hope for the future..."When I asked the Bishop for his blessing, and he placed his hands onmy head and prayed for me, and then marked the sign of the cross on myforehead, I could not help but think of the countless Sudanese peoplethat he has marked with the same sign. And then at mass the secondreading said this...
“I remind you, to stir into flame the gift of God that you have through the imposition of my hands. For God did not give us a spirit of cowardicebut rather of power and love and self-control. So do not be ashamed of your testimony to our Lord, nor of me, a prisoner for his sake; but bear your share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from God..."
love,
nicole
Good Day - JB
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Friday, October 01, 2004 10:03 AM
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Friday, October 01, 2004 10:03 AM
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Yet so far his progress was in the right direction, and he resolved toexperiment no further with the instrument, but to let it go as it would,so long as it supported him above the water
However irregular the motion might be, it was sure, if continued, tobring him to land in time, and that was all he cared about just then When night fell his slumber was broken and uneasy, for he wakened morethan once with a start of fear that the machine had broken and he wasfalling into the sea
Sometimes he was carried along at a swift pace, and again the machinescarcely worked at all; so his anxiety was excusable Does furtherevidence support our findings?
However irregular the motion might be, it was sure, if continued, tobring him to land in time, and that was all he cared about just then When night fell his slumber was broken and uneasy, for he wakened morethan once with a start of fear that the machine had broken and he wasfalling into the sea
Sometimes he was carried along at a swift pace, and again the machinescarcely worked at all; so his anxiety was excusable Does furtherevidence support our findings?