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08-10-2015, 03:42 PM | #5 |
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August 9 The following words are on display in a public place. Many thousands of people have read them: “Obedience, honesty, order, cleanliness, truthfulness, sacrifice, and love of one’s country.” They are fine qualities and values for a person to have and develop, and the words are intended to inspire the readers. Where are they written? They form the inscription on the ceiling of one of the administration buildings in Dachau, the Nazi concentration camp, near Munich. Prisoners were to read these words frequently. It is good, of course, to develop such values as are listed, but there is something “twisted” and horrific when we remember where it is that these words are seen: “Obedience, honesty, order, cleanliness, truthfulness, sacrifice, and love of one’s country.” In silence I can try to imagine myself there as an inmate at Dachau, reading those words whilst thinking of what was going on in that terrible place. I can also try to think of what might encourage me there. (pause…) This is an excerpt from the page of this date in ‘Praying Each Day of the Year’, a 3-volume book by Nicholas Hutchinson, FSC. August 10 Andrew Carnegie said: “The man who dies rich, dies disgraced.” We can pause to ask ourselves what he may have meant by those words. (pause…) Let us pray: Lord Jesus, you talked about the need for us to have our priorities right, and not to hoard possessions. You said that where our treasure is, there our heart and commitment will really be. Touch our hearts that we may love people and use things - and never the other way around. Inspire us to seek first your kingdom and use our talents and gifts for the benefit of others. Amen
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