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Wednesday of Hope – Never Give Up
There are moments when I feel like giving up or giving in, but I soon rally again and do my duty as I see it: to keep the spark of life inside me ablaze. – Etty Hillesum, An Interrupted Life
Where Do You Tell Your Secrets?
The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep. – Jalaluddin Rumi
Wednesday of Hope – Go Forward with Hope
At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward by fear and division. – Jesse Jackson
Spirituality Means Waking Up
Spirituality means waking up. Most people, even though they don’t know it, are asleep. They’re born asleep, they live asleep, they marry in their sleep, they breed children in their sleep, they die in their sleep without ever waking up. They never understand the… Continue Reading “Spirituality Means Waking Up”
Wednesday of Hope – Hope in the Darkest Times
Hope is the deep orientation of the human soul that can be held at the darkest times. – Vaclav Havel
Waking with a Winged Heart
Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving. – Kahil Gibran
Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their ownfreshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves. – John Muir
The Ledge of Light
Today’s Lenten poem from Education for Justice is by Jessica Powers. The Ledge of LIght I have climbed up out of a narrow darkness on to a ledge of light. I am of God; I was not made for night. Here there is room… Continue Reading “The Ledge of Light”
Great Are the Works of God!
Today’s Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 111. Alleluia. I will give thanks to God with all my heart in the company and assembly of the just Great are the works of God, exquisite in all their delights. Alleluia.
Finding a Quiet Time and Place
In Wednesday’s Gospel from Luke 4 we read, At daybreak, Jesus left and went to a deserted place. We would all do well to find – some quiet time – some morning time before the day crowds around us – in some deserted place. It… Continue Reading “Finding a Quiet Time and Place”
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