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Prayer: A Progression
Today’s Lenten poem from Education for Justice is by Jessica Powers (who was a Carmelite nun). Prayer: A Progression You came by night, harsh with the need of grace, into the dubious presence of your Maker. You combed a small and pre-elected acre for… Continue Reading “Prayer: A Progression”
but for sorrow
Today’s poem from Education for Justice is by Rob Suarez. but for sorrow I might never have asked what could be but for sorrow. I might never have opened to the terrible vulnerability of love but for tears. I might never have begun… Continue Reading “but for sorrow”
How Are Our Lives a Gift to Creation?
Our first reading today is from the book of Genesis. We are reminded of the gift that creation is to us. May we also remember that we are to be a gift to creation. Let us ask ourselves today, “How is creation a gift… Continue Reading “How Are Our Lives a Gift to Creation?”
Photo Challenge: Home
Take more time, cover less ground. – Thomas Merton Dancing in the Waters of Life
What Else Is There?
Lâ ilâha illâ Allâh. (There is nothing other than the One.) -Qur’ân 37:35 and 47:19
Remember All that God Has Done
To find the kingdom is the easiest thing in the world but also the most difficult. Easy because it is all around you and within you, and all you have to do is reach out and take possession of it. Difficult because if you… Continue Reading “Remember All that God Has Done”
Love Never Fails
Today’s reading is that beloved passage from Paul’s letter to the Corinthians about love. It speaks for itself. Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, it is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek… Continue Reading “Love Never Fails”
Let Us Handle One Another Delicately
Delicate Iris The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. -Henry David Thoreau That being said, we should be delicate with one another. Walden
More on Being a Blessing
The more alert we become to the blessing that flows into us through everything we touch, the more our own touch will bring blessing. – David Steindl-Rast
When We Feel Like Giving 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
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