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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
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The Dawn Has Come
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. – Rabindranath Tagore
The Work of Angels
Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, “Grow, grow.” – The Talmud
The Gift of the Breath
Every breath we draw is a gift of God’s love; every moment of existence is a grace. – Thomas Merton
Can Love Ever Fail?
An act of love that fails is just as much a part of the divine life as an act of love that succeeds, for love is measured by its own fullness, not by its reception. – Harold Loukes
Welcoming What Is Now
Welcome the present moment as if you had invited it. Why? Because it is all we ever have. – Pema Chödrön
Let Us Center Our Lives
Retire to the center of your being, which is calmness. – Paramahansa Yogananda
Wisdom in Our Overscheduled Days
Take more time, cover less ground. -Thomas Merton, Dancing in the Waters of Life
Wisdom from Emily Dickinson
To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else. -Emily Dickinson
More on Listening
Learning to listen with the heart moves us from the role of observers and enables us to become participants with the Creator in a world full of grace and possibility. – Elizabeth Canham, Heart Whispers
Lead a Listening Life
Lead a listening life. Order your outward life so that nothing drowns out the listening. – Thomas R. Kelly, A Testament of Devotion
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