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There is something beautiful about the honey bee going from flower to flower, the eagle soaring high over a river, or the delicate butterfly fluttering among the lavender branches. Nature speaks in the silence as I watch and it has much to say. There is life all around and it is moving forward and not…
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The Lord speaks these words to me, “My daughter, why do you keep returning to the tomb? I am not there. What draws you to the place of the dead? It is not my voice that calls you there. Turn back to the garden, follow Me and I will bring your peace. Come, sit with…
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I sit in silence, and ponder what the Lord has said to me the last few months. 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…
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I continue on my Lenten journey with the Lord and follow Him where He leads me. It is a place where the land is dry and it is in much need of rain. The wind is blowing and there is a chill in the air. The golden grass stretches for miles and I see small…
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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, the buds appear on the trees where leaves will soon burst forth, the light of…
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Lord, the way in the desert has brought me to a deep valley, I cannot see through the dense fog and darkness. I am overcome with confusion and anxiety. Lord, help me. My daughter, I am here with you in the valley. You can hear my voice, I love you my daughter. My Lord, my…
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Fiat in Latin means, “Let it be done,” a proclamation of one’s yes. This coming Friday, March 25th, the Church will celebrate a great feast day, The Annunciation of the Lord. It is a day when the fiat of Mary was spoken to God. Mary’s yes to consent that she would become the Mother of…
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As I follow the Lord farther into the desert of Lent, I imagine a beautiful English garden that I am to take care of. I fetch water from a far off well that is deep and as I bring my empty bucket and lower it down, I find that I have trouble bringing it back…
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Lord, I give You all praise and glory. For You never leave me and are always with me. Whether I am in the lush, green meadow or the barren, dry desert, You are there. When I sense Your presence or when You seem far away, You are there. When I am sad or when I…
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Today is Ash Wednesday, a day of abstinence, a day of prayer; it is a day to turn back to the Lord. It is a time to realize our dependence on God. Pope Francis has asked the world to unite in prayer and fasting today for peace in the world, especially in Eastern Europe. “I…
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Fears and Tears 