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Days 205-207 – The Humility of Water
O’Donohue reminds us of the water “takes the shape of whatever otherness holds it.” As he tells us this is humility. – Reverend Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 203-204 Splendor Past The Sun
For I have seen a splendor past the sun. I have heard a voice beyond the listening stars. A voice as luminous and as cool as dew is near me, though I saw not when it came. And you are… Continue reading
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Days 201-202 – A Golden Wing From God’s Heart…
“The food of love comes as acts of love. Kindness and compassion lend sacredness to sexual encounters just as caring and sensitivity nurture the physical care we give to the sick. We yearn for love in the same way we… Continue reading
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Days 198-200 – The Sun
“It is our very life that is at stake. Why not live our dreams? Why not love with every fiber of our being, with every breath we take, with every chance we have to touch the earth and sing to… Continue reading
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Dats 196-197 “My Grandmother in the Stars”
My Grandmother in the StarsBy Naomi Shihab Nye It is possible we will not meet againon earth. To think this fills my throatwith dust. Then there is only the skytying the universe together. Just now the neighbor’s horse must be… Continue reading
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Days 194-195 – “Slipping the Surly Bonds”
Before anyone of us slips the bonds of this earth, is freed from our body’s incessant needs, may we help each other along. This can be a hard journey. Only Love can make it tolerable. Continue reading
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Days 191-193 – Love & Pain
“Within the forest of God’s Love lives a wild animal called romance.” – Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 189-190 Learning to Fall
Stand under the stars and say what you like to them. Praise them, question them, pray to them, and wish upon them. The universe will not answer. But it will have spoken. –Timothy Ferris In the days… Continue reading
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Days 187-188 – The Courage To Be
“Depression blocks God’s message of Love. It takes more than a psychiatrist’s prescription to open our hearts once again. It means finding, somewhere, the kind of courage that holds on even when holding on makes no sense.” – Reverend Erie… Continue reading
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Days 184-186 – Not-Foolish Things
"What fools we are." -last words of a friend's mother It's pretty easy to agree that we are fools. Look around, or take a look in the mirror. To live is to be plagued by vanity. To live… Continue reading
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