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Scriptures For Worship

In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth. And God separated the light from the darkness. Then God said, ‘Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, […]

Sept 11: Spirituality Up, Doctrine Down

Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-185 (General Information) SEPTEMBER 11: SPIRITUALITY UP, DOCTRINE DOWN by Terry Mattingly During the 1990s, pollster George Barna released many reports showing that Americans were growing less traditional on issues of sin, salvation and the scriptures. Church leaders found his data disturbing. On many occasions they asked: Could anything reverse these trends? […]

Prayers

Ever-living God, help us to celebrate our joy in the resurrection of the Lord and to express in our lives the love we celebrate. Daily Mass Book p.188. ~~~ This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah, ‘He took our infirmities and bore our diseases.’ Matthew 8:17; ~~~ Who forgives all […]

Quest For Serenity

THE AUSTRALIAN DEVOTIONAL CLASSIC IS BACK IN PRINT. More than fifty years after its release, the message of G.H. Morling’s Quest for Serenity is as timeless and profound as the day it was written. In richly evocative language that transcends the decades Morling shares his search for inner peace and serenity in a life besieged […]

Devotional Quotes

I came to love you late, O Beauty so ancient and so new; I came to love you late. You were within me and I was outside, where I rushed about wildly searching for you like some monster loose in your beautiful world. You were with me but I was not with you. You called […]

Quiet Times

When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. -Revelation 8:1 If silence is golden, why are so many books written on how to speak and so few on how to be quiet? Silence, at the very least, offers protection. You don’t have to explain what you haven’t […]

Three Prayers

Lord, bless and strengthen your people. May they remain faithful to you and always rejoice in your mercy. We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord. Daily Mass Book, Brisbane, The Liturgical Commission, 1990, p.37. ~~~ The time has come; the kingdom of God is upon us. Let us repent and believe the […]

Night Classes

What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight. – Matthew 10:27 NIV Suffering from sleeplessness? Ever think that maybe God’s calling you to pray? “But I’ll be tired in the morning,” you reply. Really – try it: “They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength” (Isa 40:31). Did you know […]

God Speaks

If God is love, then let our love speak to us of God. if God is good, then let what is good speak to us of God. If God is joy, then let what fills us with joy speak to us of God. If God is peace, then let what brings peace speak to us […]

Because You Said A Prayer

Because you said a prayer for me, my view of life is brighter; The darkness seemed to fade away, and burdens grew much lighter. Because you took the time to pray a prayer for me today, My tears were turned to laughter, and joy returned to stay. The world is full of hurt today, and […]