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Reverence and Respect
Thomas Merton tells us: Advertising treats all products with reverence and the seriousness due to sacraments. Likewise, sometimes we church people treat church rituals, sacraments, and sacramentals with more reverence and seriousness than with which we treat people. We need to remember the People… Continue Reading “Reverence and Respect”
God’s Faithfulness Reaches to the Clouds
In Friday’s Responsorial Psalm we read from Psalm 36: With you is the fountain of life, O Lord. O LORD, your mercy reaches to heaven; your faithfulness, to the clouds. Your justice is like the mountains of God; your judgments, like the mighty deep.… Continue Reading “God’s Faithfulness Reaches to the Clouds”
Just One Drop of Water
Another perspective on the importance of just one drop of water – Penetrate the heart of just one drop of water, and you will be flooded by a hundred oceans. – Mahmûd Shabistarî The Mystic Rose Garden
It’s Okay to Be Just a Drop in the Ocean
We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop. – Blessed Mother Teresa
Seek First
Today’s Gospel Reading is Matthew 6:24-34, and we are reminded. Seek first Kingdom of God and God’s righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides. Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for a day is its own… Continue Reading “Seek First”
Let Yourself Be Drawn
Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray. – Jalaluddin Rumi Essential Rumi, versions by Coleman Barks
God Offers the Beauty of the Sunset to All of Us, without Distinction
Tuesday’s Gospel reading is from Matthew 5:43-48. Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. This will prove that you… Continue Reading “God Offers the Beauty of the Sunset to All of Us, without Distinction”
Look At the Moon
When you look at the Moon, you think, ‘I’m really small. What are my problems?’ It sets things into perspective. We should all look at the Moon a bit more often. — Source Unknown
Top of Gold HIll
From tomorrow, Monday, June 10th to Sunday, June 17th I will be on retreat at Santa Sabina Center. This morning I went on a hike up to the top of Gold Hill; there is a Nike Tower at the summit. It’s about a 2… Continue Reading “Top of Gold HIll”
Think Different
I came across this poem by Robert Bly – Things to Think – and I think it would be very good thinking indeed. Maybe you never have trouble with your thoughts when you experience interruptions. But I do. It’s my thinking. I think I’d… Continue Reading “Think Different”
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