Catholics are blessed let Words of Eli, Samuel, and Jesus keep us, and our souls, from sinking into pride, envy, greed, gluttony, anger, lust, and sloth.
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Question 1: “What words did Eli tell Samuel that we should all say to God?”
Answer: “1 Samuel 3:1-20 tells us that while Samuel ‘was sleeping in The Temple of The Lord where The Ark of God was.’, The Lord called to Samuel, who answered ‘Here I am.’” Three times, Samuel got up and went to Eli. The third time, Eli realized that God was calling Samuel.”
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Question 2: “Did Eli tell Samuel what to say if God called to him again?”
Answer: “Eli told Samuel to answer God by saying: ‘Speak Lord, for your servant is listening.’”
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Question 3: “Why is that important for us, today?”
Answer: “God speaks to each of us. May we all be blessed answer God by saying: ‘Speak Lord, for Your servant is listening.’”
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Question 4: “Why is that so important?”
Answer: “It shows that we meaningfully know that God has The Power to speak to us!”
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Question 5: “What else should we do?”
Answer: “We must recognize that our proper place is to be among the ‘servants’ who will meaningfully ‘listen’ to Him.”
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Question 6: “What did God do for Samuel when he became God’s obedient ‘servant’?”
Answer: “‘Samuel grew up, and The Lord was with him, not permitting any word of His to be without effect. Thus all Israel from Dan to Beersheba came to know that Samuel was an accredited prophet of The Lord.’”
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Question 7: “Does The Bible tell us in other places that we should obey The Lord?”
Answser: “Today’s Psalms, 40:2-10 tell us what God’s ‘servants’ do! This Response follows every Psalm: “Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will.”
‘I have waited, waited for The Lord and He stooped toward me and heard my cry. Blessed the man who makes The Lord his trust; who turns not to idolatry or to those who stray after falsehood.
Sacrifice or oblation You wished not, but ears open to obedience You gave me. Burnt offerings or sin-offerings You sought not; then I said to God: ‘Behold I come.’
In the written scroll it is prescribed for me. To do Your will, O my God, is my delight, and Your law is within my heart!’
I announced Your justice in the vast assembly; I did not restrain my lips, as You, O Lord, know.’
Catholics strive to live by what Eli told Samuel to say to God: ‘Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will.’”
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Question 8: “How do we ‘listen’ to God, today?”
Answer: “We ‘listen’ to Words of His Son so we may be among those described in John 10:27!
‘My sheep hear My voice, says The Lord. I know them, and they follow Me.’”
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May all be blessed to ‘hear’ this Word of His and be among the “listeners'” who “follow” Him to “the keys to The Kingdom of Heaven” that He died to leave on earth!
“And I say unto you, thou art Peter and on this rock I build My Church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I give you the keys to The Kingdom of Heaven.”
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