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SATURday in the octave of easter
Bon Secours
April 22, 2017
EXCITEMENT+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Ever so excited about something you can’t stop
talking about it?
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New grandchild, new car, new position, new
recipe
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Something about the good that is diffusive of
itself
EXCITEMENT &
UPSET +++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Peter & John are excited about the healing
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Priests, temple guard, & Sadducees all upset
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AA teaching & proclaiming J’s res
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Many who hear à
coming to faith / 5,000
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In the name of J, man stands healed
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One you crucified & rejected à cornerstone
Curtailing excitement++++++++++++++++++++++
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Clear evidence of power of the name
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Council at a loss in face of evidence
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They move from “not knowing” to “blocking”
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Choose to close their eyes / cannot deny facts
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Must curtail influence of good news proclaimed
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Order AA not to preach in the name
Excitement of our Faith++++++++++++++++++++
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How are we like officials?
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Where we’ve seen victories of life over death,
healings, forgiveness
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Do we experience and not notice?
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Where are we with our blessings?
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Do we experience and not notice?
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Where are we with our regular practice of
prayers & Eucharist?
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Lulled into a lackluster boredom?
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How do we curtail our excitement? We do it by
not paying attention!
Conclusion++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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In the gospel, Mark tells us that Jesus “Rebuked them for their unbelief &
hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who saw him after his
death.”
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We need to pay greater attention to what’s going
on around us
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