Fears and Tears

silence

  • The Twelve Days of Christmas

    The Lord has continued to provide me with daily words in this beautiful season. On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, time. On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me, tears. On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, gratitude. On the…

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  • My True Love

    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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  • God Speaks

    God speaks, God is always speaking. I don’t always hear His voice because other things beg for my attention and draw me away from God. But when I take the time, especially first thing in the morning, I can hear God speak to me. It is a beautiful exchange and I find that there is…

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  • The Ordinary

    The extraordinary can be found all around. It is an amazing thing when someone shares a part of their story with you. It seems to begin with ordinary conversation, but ends up going to a deep and profound place of emotional and heartfelt sharing. It is an invitation into the moment; to be present and…

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  • What He Said

    I sit in silence, and ponder what the Lord has said to me. My heart is overwhelmed by the great 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 different and new. I feel…

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  • Be

    “Be still and know that I am God Be still and know that I am Be still and know Be still Be“ St Patrick I love this quote from St. Patrick, because when I read it slowly and sit with it awhile, it beckons me closer to the Lord. It is as if I am…

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  • Into the Desert

    Today is Ash Wednesday, a day of prayer and penance, a day to be solemn and still. It is a day of turning back to the Lord, a day of repentance and a day of fasting. It is an intimate time to grow closer to the Lord, following Him into the desert. The Lord has…

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  • The Call

    I am in the throws of winter, it is cold, dark and gray. I am preparing for an arctic blast that is coming my way this weekend. A cold snap of air where the temperature plummets and comes in a swift way. It is felt deeply in the body, even before it arrives. My thoughts…

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  • Sacred Silence

    Silence….does good to the soul. St. Therese of Lisieux My body and soul seek a sacred silence; one that brings peace and rest, one that stirs the heart to love and to be loved. I have struggled all my life with the feeling of I don’t belong, that I am not part of the group,…

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  • Shepherd Me, O God

    This past week I have slipped into fear and anxiety, waking during the night feeling unsettled and having a difficult time focusing. I am finding it difficult to wade through all the thoughts that bombard me and the feeling of peace has escaped me. I sit with the Lord this morning for about an hour…

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