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There was a young monk who sat outside the monastery, his hands clasped in prayer. He looked very pious and chanted holy words all day. Day after day he intoned these words, believing that he was acquiring grace. One day the head priest of the monastery sat next to him and began rubbing a piece of brick against a stone. Day after day he rubbed one against the other. This went on week after week, until the young monk could no longer contain his curiosity. He finally blurted out, "Father, what are you doing?" "I'm trying to make a mirror, said the priest. "But that's impossible!" said the monk. "You can't make a mirror from brick." "True," replied the priest. "And it is just as impossible for you to acquire grace by doing nothing except chanting all day long."  Quote this article on your site | Views: 504 | Print | E-mail
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Lectionary Passages for November 23rd 2008
[Year A]
Proper 29(34)
Sundays after Pentecost
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24
Psalm 100
Matthew 25:31-46
Ephesians 1:15-23
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