Fears and Tears

Prayer

  • A Steadfast Spirit

    A clean heart create for me, God; renew within me a steadfast spirit. Psalm 51:12 As I spend my last moments today breathing in the crisp ocean breeze and listening to the waves rushing to the shore, I am thankful to God for this time of rest and renewal. God speaks through His creation. The

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  • A Quiet Place of Rest

    Come away and find a quiet place of rest. Let the silence envelop you, as it calls you to go deeper within yourself. To cast off the worries of the world and to listen to the inmost stirrings of your heart. My soul is restless until it rests in You. St. Augustine To notice the

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  • The Gentle Fall of Rain

    We are in the midst of a rainy weather pattern that is a nice soaking rain that makes everything lush and green. It is soothing in its rhythm and calming to the soul. The rain causes me to reflect on the Holy Word of God in Sacred Scripture. I take my time reading the passages

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  • The Better Part

    St. Martha came to my mind last week. She is one of my favorite saints. She is a great example for me to keep my eyes on Jesus and choose the better part. I read this scripture quite often, as it always brings out something new for me to sit with and to contemplate the

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  • The Goodness of God

    Sometimes when I find it hard to pray, I listen to music which seems to express what I am feeling. Music lifts my mood and turns my attention to God. I love to sing out loud when I am alone, it frees my heart and turns my gaze upward. Music touches my soul and I

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  • The Tender Embrace of God

    Last weekend was the Solemnity of Divine Mercy, which always falls on the Sunday after Easter. It is one of my favorite celebrations of the Church and the beautiful prayers, especially the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, always brings me to tears when it is sung. This year I was especially looking forward to this day

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  • The Great Love of God

    I sit in silence, and ponder what the Lord has said to me. My heart is overwhelmed by the great love of the Lord during this most sacred time of the year. Every year of the Lenten season, followed by the Passion and Resurrection of the Lord, I experience something different and new. I feel

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  • Holy Week

    I sit in the silence contemplating this solemn time of Holy Week. It has begun, the way of suffering; it is the path to the resurrection. This is the way that Jesus walked, and it is the way I am to walk. He needed no help from us in saving us, without Him, we can

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  • The Way

    As I continue on the way into the desert with the Lord, I grow tired and a heaviness comes upon me. I take my eyes off the Lord and grasp for thorns among the flowers; I do my will; I stumble and fall; I am covered in dust. The Lord is with me, I am

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  • It is Written in My Heart

    In the center of my being my heart is open to You, my Lord and my God. I desire to keep the flame burning with the precious oil of prayer, that never ceases. In the silence of my heart, I offer You my prayers, and like fragrant incense, I desire them to be pleasing to

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