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CONTEMPLATION To contemplate the miraculous illumination of the face of Moses (Exodus 34): * How, after his conversation with God on Mt. Sinai, the face of Moses shone with brilliant light; * How the people saw, and dared not approach Moses, and he placed a veil over his face; * How, through sincere prayer and communication with God, the face of a God-pleaser is illuminated. This is a public episo...

CONTEMPLATION To contemplate the miraculous appearance of God to Moses on Mt. Sinai (Exodus 19): * How Moses climbed to the top of Mt. Sinai and entered the darkness where God was: I am coming to you in a dense cloud [Exodus 19:9]; * How the light of God is so great that, before it, all of nature and her light become darkness; * How the heart of man is like Mt. Sinai: in the darkness of the heart,...

CONTEMPLATION To contemplate the miraculous victory over Amalek (Exodus 17): * How the people prevailed against Amalek as long as Moses prayed to God with upraised hands; * How Moses, with upraised hands in prayer, prefigured the victorious Crucifixion of Christ; * How, through the power of the Cross and prayer, I too can conquer the dark passions that Amalek represents. This is a public episode....

John and I finish reading Rules for Radicals. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

Col Chris Wyatt joined me to discuss South Africa and the refugees from South Africa entering the US. Col Chris Wyatt YouTube Tommysalmons.com YouTube @YearZeroPod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

CONTEMPLATION To contemplate the miraculous changing of bitter water into sweet water (Exodus 15): * How the thirsty Israelites came upon bitter water in Marah and were unable to drink it, and the people began to murmur against Moses; * How God commanded Moses to cast a tree (wood) into the water, and the water became sweet; * How this tree foreshadowed the Cross of Christ, by which the bitterness...

CONTEMPLATION To contemplate the miraculous bringing forth of water from the rock in Horeb (Exodus 17): * How the thirsty Israelites doubted that God was with them, and murmured against Moses; * How, by God’s command, Moses struck the rock with his rod, and water flowed from the rock; * How my heart has been turned to stone by doubt, and how streams of tears begin to flow from it when it is touche...

CONTEMPLATION To contemplate the miraculous falling of manna from heaven for the feeding of the people in the wilderness (Exodus 16): * How for forty years the Lord gave the Israelites in the wilderness manna from heaven—a heavenly food, sweet as honey; * How this manna from heaven prefigured the Lord Jesus Christ, the Bread of Life, Who came down from heaven that He Himself might feed the spiritu...

CONTEMPLATION To contemplate the miraculous crossing of the Red Sea by the Israelites (Exodus 14): * How Moses waved the rod according to the command of God, and the sea was divided, and the people of God passed over on the dry bottom of the sea; * How the Egyptians pursued the Israelites along the same path, but Moses waved the rod, and the sea closed over them; * How this teaches me that God can...

CONTEMPLATION To contemplate all the miracles that the Lord performed at the hands of Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt: And Aaron and Moses went in unto Pharaoh and they did as the Lord had commanded (Exodus 7:10): * How great and awesome were those miracles; * How the heart of Pharaoh remained obstinate before all the miracles of God; * How my heart is also hard before the countless miracles...

CONTEMPLATION To contemplate the miraculous transformation of the rod into a serpent, and again, the serpent into the rod (Exodus 4): * How the Lord, Who created the serpent and the rod from dust, can—by His own power, and for the sake of higher goals—transform the dead into the living, and the living into the dead; * How the Lord can, according to my faith and prayer, return my soul (withered and...

CONTEMPLATION To contemplate the burning bush on Horeb (Exodus 3): * How the bush was completely engulfed by flame, but was not consumed; * How the All-pure Virgin, carrying the Lord within herself, also bore the divine fire—but was not consumed; * How the grace of the divine fire also rejuvenates, heals and illumines my sinful soul. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with oth...

John and I continue reading and commentary on Rules for Radicals This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

CONTEMPLATION To contemplate the miraculous changing of water into wine (St. John 2:1-11): * How the Lord, at the marriage at Cana, changed the water into wine; * How even my soul, if it is wedded to the Living God, transforms its earthly wateriness into a divine beverage. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysal...

CONTEMPLATION To contemplate the miraculous repentance of the thief on the Cross: But the other one rebuked him: “Have you no fear of God seeing you are under the same sentence?” (St. Luke 23:40): * How the wise thief sensed God’s closeness in his suffering, repented and prayed to God for salvation, while the suffering of the foolish thief incited him to blaspheme God; * How I, who am also a thief...

CONTEMPLATION To contemplate the miraculous healing of blind Bartimeus: And they came to Jericho. And as He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a very great crowd, Bartimeus, a blind man, the son of Timeus, was sitting by the wayside begging (St. Mark 10:46): * How Bartimeus begged the Lord: “Have mercy on me!” * How the Lord said: “See!” And he saw; * How, if I pray, the word of the Lord c...

CONTEMPLATION To contemplate the miraculous healing of the ten lepers: And as He entered into a certain village, there met Him ten men that were lepers which stood afar off (St. Luke 17:12): * How the Lord, by the power of His word, healed the ten lepers who begged Him; * How the Lord can heal even me, spiritually and morally leprous, if I cry out to Him. This is a public episode. If you'd like to...

CONTEMPLATION To contemplate the miraculous healing of the man ill with dropsy: And behold, there was a man before him who had dropsy (St. Luke 14:2): * How the Lord touched the man with dropsy, and he was healed and went home; * How my soul—being under the burden of love for the body—is under the burden of dropsy; * How the Lord with one touch can heal the dropsy of my soul and free it from the e...

CONTEMPLATION To contemplate the miraculous healing of the deformed woman: And behold, there was a woman who for eighteen years had a sickness caused by a spirit; and she was bent over and utterly unable to look upwards (St. Luke 13:11): * How the Lord placed His hands on the deformed woman and the woman straightened up; * How my soul is deformed like the woman and is bent over to the ground; * Ho...

CONTEMPLATION To contemplate the miraculous catch of fish in the deep: But when He had ceased speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and lower your nets for a catch” (St. Luke 5:4): * How the apostles went out into the deep and, with the blessing of the Lord, caught an abundance of fish; * How I am empty and hungry as long as I stand in the shallows of the senses and fish there for pow...

CONTEMPLATION To contemplate the miraculous recognition by the Elder Simeon the God-receiver: And he came by inspiration of the Spirit into the Temple. And when his parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him according to the custom of the Law: (St. Luke 2:27): * How this holy elder recognized in the Spirit the helpless Child as Lord and Messiah, while the blinded scribes and priests did not...

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CONTEMPLATION To contemplate the miraculous healing of Zacharias from dumbness: And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed and he began to speak, blessing God (St. Luke 1:64): * How Zacharias became dumb because of his disbelief of the angel of God; * How Zacharias spoke as soon as he fulfilled the command of the angel: And asking for a writing tablet, he wrote the words: “John is...

CONTEMPLATION To contemplate the miraculous dumbness of Zacharias the High Priest: And behold, you shall be dumb and unable to speak until the day when these things come to pass, because you have not believed my words which will be fulfilled in their proper time (St. Luke 1:20): * How Zacharias did not believe the angel of God that the aged womb of his wife [Elizabeth] could conceive and give birt...

CONTEMPLATION To contemplate the miraculous healing of the blind Bartimeus: And they came to Jericho. And as He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a very great crowd, Bartimeus, a blind man the son of Timeus, was sitting by the wayside begging (St. Mark 10:46): * How Bartimeus cried out to the Lord with faith for healing, and the Lord healed him; * How even I, blinded in soul, sit by the r...