persevere
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It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you. John 15:16 This past week I was feeling discouraged and down. It seemed that for every step I…
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I have lately felt the dryness and desolation of being in a barren desert. I imagine myself in a beautiful 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…
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Persevere in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving; at the same time, pray for us too, that God may open a door to us for the word, to speak of the mystery of Christ, for which I am in prison, that I may make it clear, as I must speak. Colossians 4:2. St. Paul…
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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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I continue on my way, following the Lord deeper into the desert, and I feel desolation. It is as if I move forward one step and back two steps. I feel as if a great wind has kicked up the dry sand and it is blinding my eyes and pushing me down. St Michael the…
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On my recent trip to Colorado, I planned a day trip in the mountains to celebrate my husband’s birthday. I planned a surprise activity for him – a mountain hike to St. Mary’s Glacier and it was a beautiful start to our day. I chose a place that we had never been to before, I…
Fears and Tears 