Marist Association Daily Prayer

Let us always remember that

we are in the holy presence of God

May God continue to live in our hearts

In the name of the Father,

Son and Holy Spirit

Amen

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  • Intention of the Day
  • Today's Gospel
  • Breaking Open the Word
  • Marist Source
  • Reflection
  • Meditation
  • Call to Action
  • Closing Prayer

Intention of the Day

Marists at Marist College Eastwood, NSW

Marists at Marist College Eastwood, NSW

Today's Gospel

I have come to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God.

John 11:19-27
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John 11:19-27

Many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them about their brother [Lazarus, who had died]. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him; but Mary sat at home. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise.” Martha said to him, “I know he will rise, in the resurrection on the last day.” Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and anyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” She said to him, “Yes, Lord. I have come to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, the one who is coming into the world.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Breaking Open The Word

Less Worry, More Courage

Taken from: Give Us This Day
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Taken from: Give Us This Day

As much as we’d like to think of ourselves as Martha in today’s Scripture readings—running to greet the Lord, prescient in her recognition of Jesus as the Messiah, trusting God’s every word—most of us probably have to admit that we are more like those in the first reading who “walk in the stubbornness of their hearts” and refuse to listen.
It’s not that we don’t want to listen to God. We do, with all our heart! But we also want to be in control, thinking we can cling to the tight reins of worry and fear to guide us forward, no matter how severely we get tossed about. “You forgot the God who gave you birth,” we hear in today’s psalm. Guilty as charged.
So how do we go from being unmindful of our Creator to having the courage of Martha? It begins when we release our grip on the reins of our life and surrender control to God.
To be sure, there’s nothing easy about that prospect, and yet we have role models like Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, who show us how to pause, listen, and say “yes, Lord,” even when every instinct tells us to run in the opposite direction. Can we instead face Jesus and as Martha did, say with confidence: “I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you”? Can we let go of our stubbornness of heart and cling to what God has promised?

Mary DeTurris Poust

Mary DeTurris Poust is a writer, retreat leader, and spiritual director living in upstate New York. Visit her website at NotStrictlySpiritual.com.

Marists at Marist College Eastwood, NSW

Marist Source

Marist spirituality, being apostolic, is lived out on mission*. The
mission of Marist apostles is born of the experience of being loved
by God and of our desire to actively participate in the mission of Jesus.

Water from the Rock #124

Marists at Marist College Eastwood, NSW

To Ponder

For what are you grateful for today

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Where has the Spirit drawn you in today's prayer?

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Closing Prayer

All Loving God

Cultivate in us a spirituality that flows out of Marian simplicity, humility and modesty.

Release in us wellsprings of refreshment, inspiration and excitement for your work in which we share.

Help us set our gaze on those people and places most in need of Christlife,

Impel us to respond together,

And lead us to be in communion with one another, and with you.

Like Mary, we listen for your invitation,

Like Mary, we set out joyfully and in haste to the hill country of the lives of young people,

Like Mary, we build communities in ways that are Christ-centred.

All Loving God, come and live in our hearts.

 

 Amen