peace
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I feel that peace has left me and anxiety has returned. It has happened a little each day until I now find myself unsettled and restless. It is like being tossed around in a turbulent ocean. Thoughts from the past vie for my attention, current worries surface and the future makes me anxious. It is…
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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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On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, peace. On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me, hope. On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me, wonder. On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, silence. On the fifth…
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In Advent, Christians relive a dual impulse of the spirit; on one hand, they raise their eyes towards the final destination of their pilgrimage through history, which is the glorious return of the Lord Jesus; on the other, remembering with emotion His birth in Bethlehem, they kneel before the crib.” Pope Benedict XVI The Lord…
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Lord, I am tired. I can’t seem to get anything done. The days go by, the weeks go by, seasons change, and I struggle. Lord, help me to do your will, to accomplish what you want me to do, and have peace for what I don’t get to. My mind races with a million thoughts,…
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My very self you know, my bones are not hidden from you. When I was being made in secret, fashioned in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw me unformed. Psalm 139:14-16 God is my artist and His brushstroke is His pure love with which He called me forth. Even before time began, He…
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Let everything that has breath give praise to the Lord. Psalm 150:6 I will praise the Lord, I will keep my eyes on You, I will follow You, Lord. In you alone can I find peace and love and my heart rests in Your heart. The feast day of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin…
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Come to Me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 This morning, I find myself in my beloved Colorado, and even though I was born in California, I feel most at home here. I was in California the first two years of my life, and spent my…
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When I was away this past weekend, to celebrate the fourth of July with my family, I finally heard the song that had been echoing in my mind. We were outside at dusk, getting ready to have a fire and the music was playing in the background. The song came on that was familiar and…
