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A Renewal of Gratitude
The shift from gratitude and thanksgiving to full-blown mall madness
demeans the day.
....We can ... ignore the sales, join in interfaith
celebrations, volunteer in shelters and churches to make certain the poor
or the homeless have a special dinner and then join our families around
tables of abundance in gratitude to God
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1. THE JOY OF THE GOSPEL fills
the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus. Those who accept his
offer of salvation are set free from sin, sorrow, inner emptiness and
loneliness. With Christ joy is constantly born anew. In this Exhortation I
wish to encourage the Christian faithful to embark upon a new chapter of
evangelization marked by this joy, while pointing out new paths for the
Church’s journey in years to come.
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Once there was a family of skunks who lived in a hollow tree. There were
two baby skunks. Their names were In and Out. Now
whenever In went out, Out came in, and whenever Out went out, In came in.
If In happened to be in and wanted to go out, he would not go out until
Out came in. And if Out happened to be in, and wanted to go out, he would
not go out until In came in.
One day a big storm
blew up, and the mother and father skunks were worried about their
children. So they quickly looked around to see whether In was in and Out
was out or if Out was in and In was out. Out happened to be in right then.
The mother skunk said to Out, "Out, go out and bring In in, please.
I'm worried about him."
Out said,
"Sure thing, Mama." So Out went out, and for the very first time
Out and In were out at the same time. Just a minute or two later Out came
back in, and In came in behind him. For the first time in a long time In
and Out were in at the same time.
The mother skunk
was amazed. "Out, how did you find your brother so quickly?" she
asked. "Oh, Mama, it was easy," Out said. "In stinked!"
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Sun:
Africa
Mon:
Europe & Russia Tues:
South Asia Wed:
East Asia
Thurs:
S.E. Asia & Pacific Frid:
South America Sat:
Central & North America
Please join me in
praying for one part of the world each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Thursday,
please bless the people of South
East Asia
On this 28th
of the month, Jesus
please bless the
prisoners of Beijing
Please join me in praying for
prisoners in one part of China each day of the month
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