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4th Sunday of Lent
St. Francis DeSales
March 15, 2015
LIFTING UP:
BACKGROUND ++++2-2-4-1++++++++++++
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“Just as
Moses…”
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Referring to incident in desert
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Began grumbling
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Plague of serpents
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Make image of serpent
LIFTING UP: JESUS ON
THE CROSS ++++++++++++++++
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“Just as
Moses…so all who believe…”
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Jesus 2B lifted up, ~ Moses and healing
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To gaze upon Jesus also saved BUT from sin, becz
sin put him there
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Now gazing à
saving & healing from sinfulness
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Gazing will awaken awareness of sinfulness à process healing from
& fashioning likeness of J
LIFTING UP: OUR
HEALINGS +++++++++++++++++++++
(1) I gaze, giving self completely become aware self focus
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J begins to heal resistance, placing others’
needs above mine, fashioning me < generous
(2) I gaze, arms extended, open, inclusive bec aware of narrowness of
my reach
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J begins 2 heal tendency 2C others excluded
from Ch, G’s love, salvation, fashioning open & inclsve
(3) I gaze, on + forgiving those who’ve crucified becm aware
my unwillingness 2 forgive who’s wronged me
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Perhaps can’t forget / nor imp 2 reestablish
reltn, yet J heal of animosity & vengnce, fashioning me 2 forgive, letting
go of – energy
(4) Finally, gaze J on + suffering till gives spirit, becm aware of own
suffrngs, (phy, emtnal, sprtl, reltnal, end-of-life)
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J begins 2 heal me of human weaknss toward
suff, fashions me w/ his strength, persvrnce & trust in F
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This end-of-life imp time in history /
Annapolis physician-assisted suicide
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Taking human life in own hands counter to R
belief in sacredness & only G can, J on + à
redmptve
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God willing, med’l care & pain mngmnt,
keep gaze on J, make R suffrngs redmptve & life-giving
CONCLUSION
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Final days of Lent, gaze often at J lifted high
on +
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& from the gaze bring healing to R humanity
in needed & tangible ways
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