Christ Jesus, You gave your life so that every human being may know that they are loved by God. We entrust to you all those who are undergoing – war – injustice – hunger – or fear of the future. And we listen to your voice when you tell us: I need you. I place [...]
I read this snippet of poetry today and my first thought was that it’s a tale of The Closet, of hiding our lives from those we love. And more importantly of hiding it from those who love us. The more I studied on the lines, the more the message spread farther into other parts of [...]
I don’t think I’ve added a benediction here since the Fourfold Franciscan Blessing that got quite a bit of readership and comment as to the origin of the prayer. (I’m not totally convinced who wrote it yet, and that seems immaterial in that I just like it!) A benediction is a very simple prayer at [...]
Hidden deep inside the post-Summer of Love lyrics of the Rolling Stones 1969 hit “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” we find a microcosm of spiritual life, hiding among the words of the familiar refrain: You can’t always get what you want, You can’t always get what you want, You can’t always get what [...]
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In our troubles, you are our strength. And in our sorrows, our consolation. (alleluia alleluia) The Psalmist reminds us in this verse that the Maker – the Center – is both our go-to for the inspirational hutzpah we need to get through the day, and is also our consoler – our cheerleader – [...]
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