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A Simple Prayer

Eternal Spirit — Earth-Maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver; source of all that is and that shall be; Father and Mother of us all. Loving God, in whom is heaven. The hallowing of your name echoes through the universe! – The New Zealand Prayer Book

The Blessings of Gratitude

Thankfulness brings you to the place where the Beloved lives. – Jalaluddin Rumi

Great Are the Works of God!

Today’s Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 111. Alleluia. I will give thanks to God    with all my heart    in the company and     assembly of the just Great are the works of God,    exquisite in all their delights. Alleluia.

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

Proclaim God’s Marvelous Deeds

Today’s Responsorial Psalm is from Psalm 96. Proclaim God’s marvelous deeds to all the nations. Sing to the Lord a new song;     sing to the Lord, all you lands. Sing to the Lord;     bless God’s name. Proclaim God’s marvelous deeds to all… Continue Reading “Proclaim God’s Marvelous Deeds”

Dewdrops Outside My Door

For many years, at great cost, I traveled through many countries, saw the high mountains, the oceans. The only things I did not see were the sparkling dewdrops in the grass just outside my door. – Rabindranath Tagore

Let’s Start Something by Being Grateful

Perpetual gratitude toward people around us initiates habits of thankful prayer. It also starts a chain reaction of giving thanks, till our friends and loved ones and our whole world become imbued in grateful living. – Edward Hays

Wisdom of Catherine of Siena

All the way to heaven is heaven. – Catherine of Siena

Wonder

Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder. – E.B. White, from Charlotte’s Web

Nature Holds Eternity

What nature delivers to us is never stale. Because what nature creates has eternity in it. – Isaac Bashevis Singer