trust
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I continue on my Lenten journey with the Lord and follow Him where He leads me. It is a place where the land is dry and it is in much need of rain. The wind is blowing and there is a chill in the air. The golden grass stretches for miles and I see small…
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As I continue to journey into the desert with the Lord this Lenten season, I begin to get glimpses that new life is coming. I hear the songs of the birds that have left for the winter and have returned, the buds appear on the trees where leaves will soon burst forth, the light of…
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Fiat in Latin means, “Let it be done,” a proclamation of one’s yes. This coming Friday, March 25th, the Church will celebrate a great feast day, The Annunciation of the Lord. It is a day when the fiat of Mary was spoken to God. Mary’s yes to consent that she would become the Mother of…
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“Depart from me because I am a sinful man”, are the words that Peter uttered to the Lord as he fell to the ground. He had just witnessed a miracle that defied the laws of nature, it was an act of God. I imagine that Peter was tired, that he was angry, and that he…
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I have been spending time with the Lord in morning prayer using the practice of Lectio Divina, which means sacred reading. The steps of Lectio Divina are: read a scripture passage, meditate on it, respond to the Lord, and listen to His response. I follow up the time with journal writing to document my experience.…
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The new year did not start out as I planned. I ended up getting a cold/flu, and I have been sick for over a week now. During this time, my husband unexpectedly traveled back to our home state to visit family. Both of these things changed the plans that I had in place. One of…
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As I enter into the fourth week of Advent, the final preparation before Christmas, I ponder the storms of life. There are many experiences that come up in my life that are difficult and troubling and they lead to suffering. Often the path to stay on is straight through this suffering relying on God, to…
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Hope like the sunshine springs forth in the day. It baths me in a pure light and I feel the warmth of hope in the Lord. This hope resounds in my body and soul and the Lord reveals to me a new path to take. I have felt this calling for awhile, but was unsure…
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I feel the Lord calling me into a closer relationship with Him. It is astonishing to me how wrapped up I can get into social media or a television series, spending countless hours focused on it. This week, I decided to do a little experiment and I disabled the Facebook app on my phone. I…
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“Amen, I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, move from here to there and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” Matthew 17:20 I bring the Lord what I have, a tiny droplet of water, He accepts it and He…
