Category: God’s presence
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Lost in Your Love
St. John tells us today of Jesus’s incomparable love. Jesus laid down His life for us. He told us that there is “no greater love than this, than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” He called us His friends, whom He chose and now appoints to go and to “bear fruit that will…
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In the beginning … start where you are
This is always the hardest part, isn’t it. New relationships. Where to begin? How to introduce oneself? Whatever this is or will become — this writing — has more to do with His purpose than with my personality. So let’s start there. Our whole purpose for being here — His and mine — what drives…
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I want your heart
It’s not your wealth I want so much as your heart.Prayers for the poor and needy are powerful…For them certainly, because I hear them and I answer.I am faithful. But even more, your prayers for the poor are powerful for you, for your goodness, for the sweetness and beauty of your generous heart. Similarly, I…
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Walk with Me, He said
And He said, “Take time for yourself. Time for yourself is time for us, for I am always with you, waiting to share my love, my truth, my beauty with you. Let me teach you my ways, for through them is your path to joy and true happiness.”
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Loving heart to heart
The killing of George Floyd, the righteous anger, the protests against allowing whatever caused this awful murder to stand, the dark forces of opportunistic riots and looting, the hatred and loathing — it all makes me so sad, Father. Where are You in all this? How did we get here? What now? What can we…
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Love You. Trust You. Look to You. Rely on You.
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Good afternoon, Father. Thank You for this beautiful day that You’ve given us in Your mercy and Your delight. My daughter continues to be sad about her favorite pet’s and other’s recent deaths in her life and she’s still suffering from…
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Impeachment anxiety
Thank You, Lord, for being here with me — waiting for me to be here, too — as I come to You. The chaos and cacophony of our time — so troubled, so troubling — so wearying, so worrisome — sends me into flurries of activity. As the storms rage around me, little blasts of…
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Divine anticipation
That feeling. That sense of excitement. Of an inexplicable, almost physical knowingness. Signaling something momentous is about to happen. Something extraordinary. I have naught to do but wait In the full incredulous knowledge that You are at work and About to reveal Yourself In my life, In the world, In Your perfect answer to prayer.…
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Here I am, Lord
Holy Father, Here I am, Lord. Please be here with me. Even though my heart is burdened with the minutiae of my day and the continuing onslaught of evil in our world, please help me to quiet my mind and my heart, so I might experience Your presence here, so I might hear Your voice.…
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Speak God’s truth. Leave the rest to Him.
Dear Holy Father, I come to You in this place most often not having any idea what I want to say or what to focus on. I’m never quite sure how to know if You have something You want to say to me. Eventually, You seem to speak, after I’ve quieted my mind and my…
Walking With My Brother 