This is a beautiful poem of hope and re-birth. Read it slowly, letting the words roll in your mouth, munching on the words and letting it sink in. If a word or phrase strikes you, stay with it and let that be your prayer for today. Think about hope, think about love, think about life. … Continue reading #87: Sometimes, I Am Startled Out of Myself
#72: A Gift
Today, we remember this great gift that has been given to us. Love is a gift. Because it is gift, love is not something we earn or merit. That love is pure grace, pure graciousness by the one who loves us. We are receivers of this gift, and we are grateful, but we do not … Continue reading #72: A Gift
#63: And the Greatest of These is Love
1 corinthians 13:1-13 If I speak in the tongues of men and angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal. And if I have prophecy and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am … Continue reading #63: And the Greatest of These is Love
#55: How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place
Grace is often seen as something OUTSIDE us. It is in the way we speak and in our every day lives. We use rosaries from Rome (blessed by Pope Francis himself!) as if a rosary blessed by Pope Francis is somehow more holy than one blessed by the local priest. We get water from Lourdes, … Continue reading #55: How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place
#45: Prayer for Stronger Loving Relationship
Many of us may be going through difficulties in our significant relationships right now. This is an apt prayer for those situations. I suggest you pray this slowly and deliberately, remembering in your mind's eye the person you want to pray for and about. Prayer for Stronger Loving Relationship by Janet (from the Philippines) Dear … Continue reading #45: Prayer for Stronger Loving Relationship
#44: Home
Home is where we come as we are: "Home is life's undress rehearsal, its backroom, its dressing room." Because it is life's dressing room, it is also the place where we prepare ourselves for the stage. In a very real sense, we are who we are because of the homes we experienced in our lives, … Continue reading #44: Home
#37: You Can Be At Peace
Called to Peace from: Paratroopers Prayer You can be at peace, for God loves you and is with you now and always, guiding you, helping you, healing you. You can be at peace, for God is lifting you up and over every obstacle, leading you through every darkness, and providing for your every needs. You … Continue reading #37: You Can Be At Peace
#28: May I Remember
There is great hate in the world, but there is also great love in the world. Today we pray for love and the hope that the last word is not death, not hate, but love. Pray this slowly and out loud, letting the words roll in your mouth and pausing for words that strike you. … Continue reading #28: May I Remember
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