Spirituality
Blessings and Words of Mission
As we go from this stillness, let us rejoin the dance of life. There too it is the crucified and risen one who is our partner and guide. May his gaze keep you honest and true. May his spirit enlighten you that we may dance lightly in the whirling, swirling world. Amen. Christ with you […]
Year-End Journaling
Year-End Journal of God’s Work in & through my Life: The “Super”-natural, the Struggles, and the Strengths THE PAST 1. List the greatest blessings from God this past year: in your family, your work, your personal life. 2. What was your greatest trial; what have you learned from it? 3. List in order the best […]
Repetitive prayers
From a netfriend: There’s a difference between repetition and “vain” repetition. Basically we greet people in an identical way every day, yet that repetition is not meaningless. It is a greeting. If we were to say “Hi! Have a good night?” five, six or twenty times a day it would be meaningless, but it is […]
Why pray?
If I may quote the Council of Trent, who said it beautifully: Prayer Honours God: The first fruit which we receive is that by praying we honour God, since prayer is a certain act of religion, which is compared in Scripture to a sweet perfume. Let my prayer, says the Prophet, be directed as incense […]
Bible Journaling
(Note from Rowland: there’s currently – March 2005 – an S U logo on our frontpage. Here’s something from them). I’ve tried all sorts of ways to engage younger people with God’s Word, and I must confess that – more or less – it has been a bit of a struggle to build real excitement […]
A.S.A.P.
(~) A.S.A.P. (Ever wonder about the abbreviation A.S.A.P.? Usually we think of it in terms of creating even more hurrt and stress in our lives. Maybe if we think of this abbreviation in a different manner, we discover that we have had always had a way to deal with those rough and stressful period that […]
A Week Of Prayers
(~) A Week Of Prayers Monday – Wash Day “Lord, help me wash away all my selfishness and vanity, so I may serve you with perfect humility through the week ahead.” Tuesday – Ironing Day “Dear Lord, help me iron out all the wrinkles of prejudice I have collected though the years so that I […]
A Prayer
If you pray this prayer, change the number in the subject box before forwarding the message so people can SEE how many people have done so. Dear Lord, I thank You for this day. I thank You for my being able to see and to hear this morning. I’m blessed because You are a forgiving […]
What Do You Fear to Hear?
(~) What Do You Fear to Hear? (By Mark Phillips) [Edited] Of all the things our modern, electrically-powered society has destroyed, none is so easily overlooked as “silence.” A century ago, a world without radios, televisions, CD players, pagers, and cell phones provided numerous opportunities to be alone with one’s thoughts. Today, we seem to […]
The Lord’s Prayer (a Conversation With God)
THE LORD’S PRAYER (A CONVERSATION WITH GOD) —- Our Father which art in heaven …” “Yes?” “Don’t interrupt me. I’m praying.” “But you called me.” “Called you? I didn’t call you. I’m praying. Our Father which art in heaven …” “There … you did it again.” “Did what?” “Called me. You said, Our Father which […]
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