Prayer
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He took the child by the hand and said, “Talitha Koum”, which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise”. Mark 5:41 Lord, when I feel like the enemy has knocked me down, You call me to rise up. Your words are like honey that soothe my weary soul. I stand, but I am unable…
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It is hard to believe that my dad is gone. It has been over two weeks, and it still seems like a dream; a surreal time I am in. It was a shock five years ago when his diagnosis of cancer was revealed. We knew it was terminal and were not sure how it would…
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My love shall never leave you nor my covenant of peace be shaken, says the Lord, who has mercy on you. Isaiah 54:10 Last weekend was Divine Mercy Sunday, one of my favorite feast days in the Church. Where I live, winter had returned and the ground was covered in white snow. Looking outside the…
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Our Father, the first words Jesus taught His Apostles, His Followers, when they asked how to pray. Jesus withdrew to pray to His Father in secret, but they had a longing in their hearts for the words. The first two words are striking, Our Father – a Father to all, a Father that is always…
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As I continue to journey into the desert with the Lord this Lenten season, I begin to get glimpses that new life is coming. I hear the songs of the birds that have left for the winter and have returned, grass peeks out from beneath the snow, the light of the day is increasing, and…
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it…
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As I follow the Lord deeper into the desert, the Lord is revealing something to my heart. He is calling me to look to others and away from self. To do something tangible for another person, with love and kindness. He is teaching me to love my neighbor. It is in serving others that I…
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This Lenten season, I have encountered the Lord in a different way. He has brought me away from the crowds to a quiet place. To walk with Him in a new way. He has called me to deeper prayer and silence, to sit at His feet and listen to Him. He has shown me that…
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I have returned to a book that I have read before, it is called “Searching for and Maintaining Peace” by Father Jacques Philippe. It is a book from a retreat I attended on peace, one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. A particular passage stood out to me: “As long as a person who…
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