Daily Retreat 11/29/07
2007 Nov 29 Thu
Dn 6:12-28/ Dn 3:68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74/ Lk 21:20-28
From today’s readings: “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has the God whom you serve so constantly been able to save you from the lions?... Give glory and eternal praise to Him!... When these signs begin to happen, stand erect and raise your heads because your redemption is at hand....”
Daniel in the Lion’s Den
Today’s reading is the most familiar of all the exciting adventures of Daniel, that truly versatile biblical hero! One of the enjoyable and profitable reasons for re-reading even such a well known biblical episode is to pick up on the details and deeper insights that might be missed if we start to tune out because we’ve heard the story before.
One such detail is Daniel’s commitment to prayer three times a day! The prayer must have been more than just a quick petition muttered under his breath or a simple blessing before meals, otherwise his enemies wouldn’t have been able to document his disobedience of the royal prohibition against prayer. How many times a day do you pray? Would you be arrested had you lived in Daniel’s day, or would the case have been thrown out of court for lack of evidence?
Dn 6:12-28/ Dn 3:68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74/ Lk 21:20-28
From today’s readings: “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has the God whom you serve so constantly been able to save you from the lions?... Give glory and eternal praise to Him!... When these signs begin to happen, stand erect and raise your heads because your redemption is at hand....”
Daniel in the Lion’s Den
Today’s reading is the most familiar of all the exciting adventures of Daniel, that truly versatile biblical hero! One of the enjoyable and profitable reasons for re-reading even such a well known biblical episode is to pick up on the details and deeper insights that might be missed if we start to tune out because we’ve heard the story before.
One such detail is Daniel’s commitment to prayer three times a day! The prayer must have been more than just a quick petition muttered under his breath or a simple blessing before meals, otherwise his enemies wouldn’t have been able to document his disobedience of the royal prohibition against prayer. How many times a day do you pray? Would you be arrested had you lived in Daniel’s day, or would the case have been thrown out of court for lack of evidence?
posted by FrPitstick | 11/28/2007
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