Prayer
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Nine years ago, I traveled half way around the world to a small village in Bosnia. It was a difficult place to get to and took many plane rides and finally a four hour bus ride before we arrived at our destination about 48 hours later. I had an inner calling to visit this far…
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Prayer is a wondrous thing, it is a connection that runs deep and is vast, like the universe itself. It is hard to comprehend all the intricacies that are within; all the unspoken words, all the unknown hurts, all the hopes and dreams, the deep longings of the human heart, but the Lord knows. That…
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When I was on vacation, I would take walks and the Lord spoke to me in what I was observing in that quiet time. My walks would take me through a new neighborhood where everything was in order and in its place. The flowers were beautiful, the yards were perfectly landscaped, a lovely park was…
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Do not let your heart be troubled, John 14:1, these are the words the Lord spoke to me while I was in prayer last week. It was the last thing I had written in my journal after spending an hour in the chapel. He spoke to me in the silence, where I could hear the…
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Our Father, the first words Jesus taught His Apostles, His Followers, when they asked how to pray. Jesus withdrew to pray to His Father in secret, but they had a longing in their hearts for the words. The first two words are striking, Our Father – a Father to all, a Father that is always…
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I don’t remember when Our Lady of Kibeho, the Marian Apparition in Rwanda became known to me. Perhaps I happened upon it in my reading of Marian Apparitions around the world. I knew little about the genocide that took place halfway around the world, I do remember reading a tiny article in the newspaper about…
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Watch and pray, these are the words that echo in my mind, watch and pray, so simple but difficult at the same time. When I want to share my deep pain that I am experiencing, the Lord says, watch and pray. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted, saves those whose spirit is crushed. Psalm…
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I have been drawn this week into scripture with Martha, Mary and Lazarus. Martha is the woman that stands out to me as I read the living word. As I offer my quiet time to Lectio Divina and pray for the Holy Spirit to come, the verses speak to my soul. They reveal a different…
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Everyday I am faced with many choices, but in a discerning life it ultimately comes down to two: growing closer to the Lord or moving further away from the Lord. It is the former that I seek and desire, to be aware and listen to the prompting of my heart, to give the Lord quiet…
Fears and Tears 