contemplation
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I find the scripture passages that speak of the Samaritan woman at the well consoling and inspiring. The Lord waits for her, and when she arrives, He speaks with her. He asks her for a drink of water. The exchange that happens between her and the Lord brings out her pain; her isolation, her past…
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When I was on vacation a few years ago, I would take walks around the area and through a new neighborhood where everything was in order and in its place. The flowers were beautiful, the yards were perfectly landscaped, a park was in the center designed with a water feature, and it had a pristine…
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The Lord is good and wills my good. I find when I pray to Him in petition, He always answers me. It is either answered right away, answered later, answered in a different way, or it seems not to be answered at all. I know the Lord hears and answers me, however it may be…
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“God made us for joy. God is joy, and the joy of living reflects the original joy that God felt in creating us.” St. Pope John Paul II I feel much joy in this beautiful season of summer. Joy is the light within the heart which burns brightly and bursts forth like fourth of July…
Fears and Tears 