Monday
of the Third Week of Easter
Joshua, Chapter 9, Verse 22-24
22Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and
said to them, “Why did you deceive us and say, ‘We live far off from you’? —You
live among us! 23 Now are you accursed: every one of you
shall always be a slave, hewers of wood and drawers of water, for the house of
my God.” 24 They answered Joshua, “Your servants were
fully informed of how the Lord, your God, commanded Moses his servant that you
be given the entire land and that all its inhabitants be destroyed before you.
Since, therefore, at your advance, we were in great FEAR for our lives, we acted as we did.
If
only our nation returned to wisdom and prayed and sought the Lord’s instruction
before we entered into any treaties with other nations; sadly, we too are like
Joshua.
I prayed, and prudence was given me; I pleaded, and
the spirit of wisdom came to me. I preferred her to scepter and throne, and
deemed riches nothing in comparison with her, nor did I liken any priceless gem
to her; because all gold, in view of her, is a little sand, and before her,
silver is to be accounted mire. Beyond health and comeliness, I loved her, and
I chose to have her rather than the light, because the splendor of her never
yields to sleep. Yet all good things together came to me in her company, and countless
riches at her hands. (Wis. 7:7-11)
Worrying keeps you trapped. Thinking sets
you free.
Negotiation and Compromise
When Israel negotiated with the Gibeonites and ignored God’s order to destroy the city, they allowed compromise to jeopardize their mission. While negotiation is not wrong in itself, leaders must never negotiate their convictions, direct orders, or core values. When we start negotiating these, we compromise our mission.
Daily
Devotions/Activities
·
Eat waffles and Pray for the assistance of the Angels
·
Total Consecration
to St. Joseph Day 21
·
Manhood of
the Master-week 9 day 6
·
Monday: Litany of
Humility
·
Rosary
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