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The Source of Happiness
Happiness is not what makes us grateful. It is gratefulness that makes us happy – David Steindl-Rast (from http://www.gratefulness.org)
Finding God – Finding Beauty in the Ordinary
Holiness comes wrapped in the ordinary. There are burning bushes all around you. Every tree is full of angels. Hidden beauty is waiting in every crumb. – Macrina Wiederkehr, OSB
You Can’t Beat God Giving!
Thursday’s Gospel reading is from Luke 6 Forgive and you will be forgiven. Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will… Continue Reading “You Can’t Beat God Giving!”
The Power of our Thoughts
If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought. – Peace Pilgrim
Let Us Open our Eyes
One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, “What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?” – Rachel Carson
The Wisdom of Pooh
Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them. – A.A. Milne (via Eeyore) One of our sisters considers pampas grass to be a nuisance, and rather large weeds. I’ve always found it pretty to look at. It’s that way sometimes, weeds .… Continue Reading “The Wisdom of Pooh”
Silence Gives us a New Perspective
I share a piece of wisdom from Mother Teresa today. The trees, the flowers, the plants grow in silence. The stars, the sun, the moon move in silence. Silence gives us a new perspective. – Blessed Mother Teresa.
With Delight I Rejoice in God
Saturday’s Responsorial Psalm is from the Psalm 13 With delight I rejoice in the Lord. Though I trusted in your mercy, let my heart rejoice in your salvation. With delight I rejoice in the Lord. Let me sing of the LORD, “God has been… Continue Reading “With Delight I Rejoice in God”
God Will Give Us the Desires of our Hearts
Psalm 37 is tomorrow’s Responsorial Psalm. Whenever I have the privilege to speak with young women about discerning their call, verse 4 of this Psalm comes to mind . . . and to my lips: Delight yourself in the Lord, and God will give… Continue Reading “God Will Give Us the Desires of our Hearts”
The Beauty of the Seas
In Wednesday’s Responsorial Psalm from Psalm 24 we read: The Lord’s are the earth and its fullness; the world and those who dwell in it. For God founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers.
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