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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
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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
Plunge into God
Plunge into matter. Plunge into God. By means of all created things, without exception, the divine assails us, penetrates us and molds us. We imagine it as distant and inaccessible, whereas in fact, we live steeped in its burning layers. – Teilhard de… Continue Reading “Plunge into God”
