Fears and Tears

silence

  • Summer

    Be who you are and be that well. St. Francis de Sales The sun shines brightly in the summer season. The hot, humid air brushes my face and sweat forms on my brow. Summer is to be felt, in the body and in the soul. To breathe in the fragrant air, and exhale slowly, remembering…

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  • Heart to Heart

    Last week I attended a 7-day silent retreat at a serene, picturesque location in beautiful Colorado. It was a time to be with the Lord and embrace the silence. I quickly entered into a daily routine and felt an order and calm that I had not felt in a long time. In the silence, sounds…

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  • Here’s My Heart Lord

    The words echo in my mind, “Here’s my heart, Lord,” lyrics from a song. I listen to this song and make the words my prayer to the Lord. I offer Him my heart, open and with surrender. I offer Him my heart, with trust and hope. I offer Him my heart, with abandonment and joy.…

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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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  • Be Still

    Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:11 I read this scripture slowly and sit with it awhile, it beckons me closer to the Lord. It is as if I am on a wide road that narrows as I journey on it, and it leads to God. That is where He calls me…

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  • Come To Him

    “Come to Him,” three simple words that stood out to me. I was at Sunday Mass, and these words were in the scripture reading. They struck my attention and moved my heart. I have found myself struggling over the last several weeks. I had pulled ligaments in my lower back and it took four weeks…

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  • Life with Christ

    I purchased some potting soil and new planters. I have many houseplants that need fresh soil and a larger area to grow. Their roots have no place to go and they are stuck in a container too small for them. The plants have stopped thriving and growing; they have become stagnant and unable to get…

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  • Today

    Pray for one another. James 5:16 Today, I said a prayer for you. A prayer to hold onto hope and find your courage deep within. A prayer that you matter and are not alone. That today, you would feel the sun on your face, even if it is behind the clouds. Closing your eyes and…

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  • It is a Good Life

    We take for granted the slow miracle whereby water in the irrigation of a vineyard becomes wine. It is only when Christ turns water into wine in a quick motion, as it were, that we stand amazed. St. Augustine. Our 33rd wedding anniversary is coming up the end of May; it seems like yesterday, and…

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  • The Tender Love of God

    I sit in silence, and ponder what the Lord has done for me. My heart is overwhelmed by the tender love of the Lord during this most sacred time of the year. Every year of the Lenten season, followed by the Passion and Resurrection of the Lord, I experience something new. I spent time with…

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