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  • 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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  • I Long For Silence

    There are times when good words are to be left unsaid out of esteem for silence. Rule of St. Benedict. In a noisy world, I long for silence, a place of peace and solitude where I can be with the Lord. A place to settle my mind, body, and soul in stillness and quietness. As…

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  • Keep Care Of My Heart

    Words are powerful things, they can either lift up or tear down, they can encourage or discourage, they can bring peace or discord, words are important. They can be uttered in haste with little thought or be deliberate with concern. They can lead one into gossip or be kept to oneself in self control. They…

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  • A New Day

    Today is a new day. It is a time to begin again and be in the present moment. To walk in hope, moving forward, one step at a time. It is a time to listen, to hear what the Lord is saying to me. To pay attention to what is happening around me. To be…

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  • I Fall Unto You

    As the days grow shorter, I fall unto You. The air beckons with its crisp, clean breeze and brushes my cheek lifting my thoughts upward. It cannot be seen but felt, the change in the air; the nights are longer and the days are shorter, fall is here. To fall unto You in scripture, letting…

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  • A Time of Silence

    For God alone my soul waits in silence. He only is my rock and my salvation. Trust in Him at all times. Pour out your heart before Him. Psalm 62 Last weekend I spent a couple of nights in a small, private hermitage at a nearby retreat center. It is nestled in the woods and…

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  • A New Song

    Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Psalm 96 God has shown me His fidelity and love, that He sees me and cares for me, that He is always with me, and that I am not alone. A new song has entered my heart, it is a song of…

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  • The Season of Christmas

    I like to spend time in the quiet of the early morning or the late night. The darkness of the sky showcases the stars as they bring forth their light. It is as if the earth is waiting for the brilliance of the sun to appear as it waits in silence. The sun is always…

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  • A Call to Prayer

    Have no anxiety at all, but everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Phil 4:6-7 As I enter into the beautiful fall season I feel a deeper call to prayer in…

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  • To Love God in all things

    It is easy to love God in all that was beautiful. The lessons of deeper knowledge, though, instructed me to love God in all things. St. Francis of Assisi This past summer, while I was in Italy, I visited the city of Assisi, the home of St. Francis of Assisi. Almost immediately upon entering this…

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