Week 7 - I look at my sins and change my ways
Theme:
In each one of us there is some evil hidden within.
We hurt Love.
We wound God and each other.
I place myself before God when I look at this evil. I become aware of how God is looking at me: with friendliness, mercy and with love.
What I may wish to ask:
That I dare to open up
so that I can see where I have failed to love.
That I may let myself be found if I find myself lost or snared in life.
Music: Kyrie fons bonitatis (1375) by Wishful Singing.
Kyrie, eleison.
Kyrie, fons bonitatus, pater ingenite,
a quo bona cuncta procedent, eleison.
Kyrie eleison.
Christe, eleison.
Christe, unice dei Patris Genite,
quem de Virgine nasciturum mundo mirifice
sancti praedixerunt prophetae, eleison.
Christe eleison.
Kyrie eleison.
Kyrie, ignis divine, pectora nostra succende,
ut digni pariter te laudate possimus semper,
eleison.
Kyrie eleison.
Lord have mercy.
Lord, fount of all goodness, unbegotten Father,
from whom all good things flow, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, only begotten Son of the Father,
who the holy prophets foretold would be
miraculously born of a virgin into the world, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, divine fire, inflame our hearts that we may
always be equally worthy to praise you, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Spotify Link:
https://open.spotify.com/track/2Pi67hRC6vMlt1dfjpC954?si=13f8665f78b04844
YouTube Link:
https://youtu.be/yXYbzgD9EAo?si=Si4b63n7YoDa9H2S
Luke 15: 1-7: The parable of the lost sheep
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering round to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, ‘This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.’
I try to imagine this gathering with so many different kinds of people. Where do I find myself within this group?
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Then Jesus told them this parable: ‘Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbours together and says, “Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.” I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who do not need to repent.
How can I translate this parabel to my own life?
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By whom would I like to be found?
What could I do to allow myself to be found? Or what should I avoid doing?
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