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=== Prayer === | === Prayer === | ||
In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus tells the sleeping Peter, John and James, [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/14?38 Mk 14:38]:<blockquote>"Watch and pray that you may not undergo the test. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak."</blockquote>We may also discuss the different types and terminologies of sin (venial, grave, mortal, etc.) | In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus tells the sleeping Peter, John and James, [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/14?38 Mk 14:38]:<blockquote>"Watch and pray that you may not undergo the test. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak."</blockquote>We may also discuss the different types and terminologies of sin (venial, grave, mortal, etc.) | ||
----We didn't get into the types of sin, and instead focused on the context of Jesus' Garden prayer, and how he repeated it to the Apostles three times. He knows our concupiscence and reminds us always to return to him. We also discussed how our world removes standards in order to avoid judgment, and in doing so separates itself more and more from God. Dave brought up the interesting concept of "cultural training," through which sin is embed in society. Therein is a next topic: how do we live faithfully in a sinful world? | ----We didn't get into the types of sin, and instead focused on the context of Jesus' Garden prayer, and how he repeated it to the Apostles three times. He knows our concupiscence and reminds us always to return to him. | ||
We also discussed how our world removes standards in order to avoid judgment, and in doing so separates itself more and more from God. Dave brought up the interesting concept of "cultural training," through which sin is embed in society. Therein is a next topic: how do we live faithfully in a sinful world? | |||
Liz reminded us of the Our Father prayer's ending petition to God to "lead us not into temptation but preserve us from evil." | |||
== Friday, Aug 16: Sin == | == Friday, Aug 16: Sin == | ||