Scribe on March 26th, 2009

I have found that on the days that I least want to be happy and shout with happiness and joy are the ones that I most need to do it. When you feel that low, and that bad… do it.  Today’s call to prayer is a paraphrase of the first verse of Psalm 47 Clap ...

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Scribe on March 21st, 2009

God has chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in Faith, and to inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love Him. __________________________________ Bless us, Holy Spirit: you burn away the trials of life in the Fire of your presence.  - Amen

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Scribe on March 21st, 2009

For those of you who are familiar with the practice of Centering Prayer  as a contemplative practice, I got this very interesting quote today that is from a 14th Century book called The Cloud of Unknowing: The Classic of Medieval Mysticism.  I admit that I never read this book in my travels because the translation ...

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Scribe on March 19th, 2009

Oh Christ, You offer us the joyful message of Your gospel. Whoever welcomes the gifts of The Holy Spirit by day and by night, will discover that with Very Little Faith, with even next-to-nothing, they have everything.  - Amen

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Scribe on March 18th, 2009

I think I’m stuck in High School Youth Choir music this week!   Another line from “Pass It On” – “It only takes a spark to get a fire going….” This morning I read this quote sent from @CenteringPrayer on Twitter (yea – the preacher is on there too!) Prayer “It is simply a..desire..springing..toward God ...

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