2. God Comes to Meet Us

IN THE WEEK AHEAD

If God reveals Himself, why is it so hard to find Him and know about Him?

Read

In UNITED STATES CATECHISM  Chapter 2: God Comes to Meet Us

In your Bible:    Psalm 119:97-105 ---- it may help to highlight in your Bible a few key words and add them and a few comments in your Faith Journal, such as “your Law,O Lord”, “ your promises like honey”, “discernment”.

     Exodus 3:1-15; 4:10-16 Moses is called & commissioned by God

    1 John 1:2-3  What we have heard we proclaim  

    Ephesians 1:9; 2:18 to understand the mystery of God’s plan    

    2 Peter 1:4  His promise of sharing the divine nature

Glossary

Inspiration = the claim that God is the author of the Sacred Books, that God used the agency of man to produce what He wished to be written.  2Sam 23:2

Checking on What I Understand

There is a set of fun and stimulating quizzes that will confirm what you know and challenge what you do not yet know. Go to St. Edward Church website < www.saintedwardshelton.org> and click on “Becoming Catholic”.  Choose lesson two and  do do the self-correcting on-line <quiz 2>

Catholic Practice

Pray 1. Use the Scripture passages above as a launching pad for your prayer.

Keep a prayer journal in which you record your observations, even questions to ask your instructor, and a summary of your reading.

Use the Meditation in the Catechism on page 18-19

Getting Personal

Do you see yourself as a spiritual person?  How can you tell when you meet a spiritual person?

Going Deeper

Reading

Finding Your Way Through the Old Testament by Virginia Smith

Lee Strobel THE CASE FOR FAITH

In the CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH (optional) #50-184

Videos

THE END OF THE AFFAIR (1999) The year is 1939. It is World War II. England is at war. And a tumultuous affair is about to begin that will carry a tragic price tag.

FIELD OF DREAMS (1989) An Iowa corn farmer, hearing voices, interprets them as a command to build a baseball diamond in his fields; he does, and the Chicago Black Sox come.

Music

“Wonderful Words of Life”

“Seek Ye First”

Carey Landry “Go To Hear God’s Word”