The Move (7)
Out of my own Expectation
Great Lent 2016
Moving mountains
So Jesus said to them, “Because of
your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to
you, if you have faith as a mustard
seed, you will say to this mountain,
‘Move from here to there,’ and it
will move; and nothing will be
impossible for you. Matt 17:20
The Move
① From a superficial to an intimate
relationship
② From earthly to heavenly treasures
③ From defeated Adam to Victorious Adam
④ From hiding within yourself
⑤ Out of the Box
⑥ Out of disabled knowledge
⑦ Out of my Own Expectations
St Andrew of Crete
Let us go together to meet Christ on
the Mount of Olives. Today he returns
from Bethany and proceeds of his own
free will toward his holy and blessed
passion, to consummate the mystery of
our salvation.
St Andrew of Crete
He who came down from heaven to raise
us from the depths of sin, to raise us with
himself, we are told in Scripture, above
every sovereignty, authority and power,
and every other name that can be named,
now comes of his own free will to make
his journey to Jerusalem. He comes
without pomp or ostentation…
Not as you think
But Christ came as High Priest
of the good things to come,[a]
with the greater and more perfect
tabernacle not made with
hands, that is, not of this
creation . Heb 9:11
Not as you used to do it
Not with the blood of goats
and calves, but with His own
blood He entered the Most
Holy Place once for all,
having obtained eternal
redemption. Heb 9:12
It was not unholy , but it is not
enough
For Christ has not entered
the holy places made with
hands, which are copies of the
true, but into heaven itself,
now to appear in the presence
of God for us. Heb 9:24

Do not conform to the world
In regard to these, they
think it strange that you do
not run with them in the
same flood of dissipation,
speaking evil of you. 1 Pet
4:4
To see: Forget your old ways
So when they did not agree among
themselves, they departed after Paul had
said one word: “The Holy Spirit spoke
rightly through Isaiah the prophet to
our fathers, saying, ‘Go to this people
and say: “Hearing you will hear, and
shall not understand; And seeing you
will see, and not perceive; Acts 28:
25,26
The Kingdom of our Father David
Then those who went before and
those who followed cried out,
saying: “Hosanna! ‘Blessed is He
who comes in the name of the
Lord!’ Blessed is the kingdom of
our father David That comes in the
name of the Lord! Hosanna in the
highest!” Mk 11:9,10
St Andrew of Crete
So let us spread before his feet, not
garments or soulless olive branches,
which delight the eye for a few hours
and then wither, but ourselves, clothed
in his grace, or rather, clothed
completely in him. We who have been
baptized into Christ must ourselves be
the garments that we spread before
him
St Andrew of Crete
Now that the crimson stains of our sins have been
washed away in the saving waters of baptism
and we have become white as pure wool, let us
present the conqueror of death, not with mere
branches of palms but with the real rewards of
his victory. Let our souls take the place of the
welcoming branches as we join today in the
children’s holy song: Blessed is he who comes in
the name of the Lord. Blessed is the king of Israel.
This week's spiritual exercise
①Spend some time in prayer
discovering your wrongs
expectation ( family , work, service
..Etc)
②Arrange to meet with your spiritual
father to help you to get out of them
and to come to the marvellous
Acting light of Christ.