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Wednesday of Hope – Anything Is Possible
Once you choose hope, anything’s possible. ~Christopher Reeve
The Wisdom of Experience
Experience is not what happens to you; it’s what you do with what happens to you. – Aldous Huxley
The Footsteps of the Wise
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise; seek what they sought. – Matsuo Bashō
Reach for Hearts
The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise. – Maya Angelou
Weekly Photo Challenge: One
We know them as Three Wise Men, and one thing brought them together over the miles of rough terrain. May our hearts also be One. This is the only way we will find peace. A Story of Some Truly Wise Men By Christine Rodgers… Continue Reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: One”
Night Thoughts
Today’s Lenten poem from Education for Justice is by William F. Bell. Night Thoughts It is our emptiness and lowliness that God needs, and not our plenitude. —Mother Teresa Somehow by day, no matter what, I patch myself together whole, But all my effort… Continue Reading “Night Thoughts”
Weekly Photo Challenge: Beyond
Everyone needs beauty as well as bread, places to play and pray, where nature heals and gives strength to body and soul alike. – John Muir
On the Tenth Day of Christmas
As Epiphany approaches, I offer this prayer: May this holy season be for each of us A time of moving beyond what is “reasonable” And toward the star of wonder; Moving beyond grasping tight to what we have To unclenching our hands and letting… Continue Reading “On the Tenth Day of Christmas”
Where Can We Find Peace?
Monday’s Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 131:1,2,3) leads us to peace. In you, O God, I have found my peace. O God, my heart is not proud, nor are my eyes haughty; I do not busy myself with great things, nor with things too sublime for… Continue Reading “Where Can We Find Peace?”
Earth’s Plantings in our Souls
Every moment and every event of every [person’s] life on earth plants something in the soul. – Thomas Merton
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