Wednesday, January 7, 2009
ALL THINGS NEW
Right now, this very second, this very moment that you spend reading these words is 'new'. How you choose to be a steward of that 'new slate' is up to you. My fervent prayer is that we never take for granted that gift of 'newness' and that we do all in His power granted to cherish the potential of 'all things new'. - Katherine Walden (Every moment, all is new -- an instance of time and reality that has never before existed. Resolve to live each moment fully.)
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
RESISTING FEAR
Any time we open ourselves up to fear, we fall prey to his deceptions and intimidations. Yet, if we submit our hearts to God and stand in faith, we can resist those first fearful thoughts. As we yield to God we can master our reactions to fear and the enemy will soon flee. - Francis Frangipane (What are your fears at this time? Hold them up to God and believe in God's providential care for your needs.)
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Monday, January 5, 2009
KILLING THE REAL ENEMY
Although you may spend your life killing, you will not exhaust all your foes. But if you quell your own anger, your real enemy will be slain. -Nagarjuna
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Saturday, January 3, 2009
BEARING ONE ANOTHER'S BURDENS
No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of it for another. -Charles Dickens
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Friday, January 2, 2009
NOT IN TALK BUT IN VIRTUE
Do not let the fine-sounding and subtle words of men deceive you. For the kingdom of heaven consists not in talk but in virtue. Attend, rather, to My words which enkindle the heart and enlighten the mind, which excite contrition and abound in manifold consolations. Never read them for the purpose of appearing more learned or more wise. Apply yourself to mortifying your vices, for this will benefit you more than your understanding of many difficult questions. - from Bk. 3, Chapter 43 "Imitation...
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
WHEN THE HEART TURNS TO STONE
Prayer and love are learned in the hour when prayer becomes impossible and the heart has turned to stone. - Thomas Merton
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
WHEN PERFECT LOVE DRIVES OUT FEAR
"When perfect love has driven out fear, or fear has been transformed into love, then everything that has been saved will be a unity growing together through the one and only Fullness, and everyone will be, in one another, a unity in the perfect Dove, the Holy Spirit." - Gregory of Nyssa, "Homilies on the Song of Songs," 15
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Monday, December 29, 2008
BE ALL THAT YOU CAN BE!
There is no passion to be found playing small, in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. -Marianne Williamson (sometimes attributed to Nelson Mandela)
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Sunday, December 28, 2008
GREAT SPIRIT PRAYER
"Oh, Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the wind, Whose breath gives life to all the world. Hear me; I need your strength and wisdom. Let me walk in beauty, and make my eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset. Make my hands respect the things you have made and my ears sharp to hear your voice. Make me wise so that I may understand the things you have taught my people. Help me to remain calm and strong in the face of all that comes towards me. Let me learn the lessons you have hidden in every...
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Friday, December 26, 2008
YOU ARE...
You are the Peace of all things calm You are the Place to hide from harm You are the Light that shines in dark You are the heart's eternal spark You are the Door that's open wide You are the Guest who waits inside You are the Stranger at the door You are the Calling of the poor You are my Lord and with me still You are my Love, keep me from ill You are the Light, the Truth, the Way You are my Saviour this very day. - you are god - celtic oral tradition - 1st millennium
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