Reflections, Holidays, Spirituality
Christmas, Light, Hope, Winter Solstice, Memories
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Days 195-197 Mission Fraud vs. Mission Meaning
“Our mothers have a right to expect loving care from everyone. So do we.” – Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 193-194 Because
A Blessing - By Duncan Ferguson Because the earth is fragile, go carrying it in caring hands. Because the world is poor and starving, go with bread. Because the world is in danger, go with hope. Because the world is living lies,… Continue reading
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Days 188-190 This Chapter “Between Twin Eternities”
“Life is simply a chapter in the endless book of forever. The time we occupy right now is eternity – all encapsulated in a single moment.” -Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 186-187 Beloved
“And did you get what/you wanted from this life, even so?/ I did/ And what did you want?/to call myself beloved, to feel myself beloved on the earth.” -Raymond Carver A prayer by "Ann" called, “The Holiness that Pervades… Continue reading
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Days 181-185 – “Waiting Is Not Living”
“Every moment you spend in the waiting room of your life is a moment lost to the present.” – Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 179-180 Widening Circles
"I live my life in widening circles that reach out across the world. I may not complete this last one but I give myself to it. " — Rainer Maria Rilke Note: This reflection is my response to an audio… Continue reading
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Days 174-178 – Words of Marriage
“we seek the sacred companionship of one with whom we can live ‘together wing to wing and oar to oar.'” Continue reading
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Days 172-173 Acceptance
Love sorrow. She is yours now, and you must take care of what has been given. Brush her hair, help her into her little coat, hold her hand, especially when crossing a street. For, think, what if you should lose… Continue reading
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Days 167-171 – “Round” Energy
“Energy whose edges are rounded is the kind that nurtures loving relationships.” – Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 165-166 When Everything Else is Gone . . . Love Just Is
Note: Special thanks to guest contributor Cheri Cancelliere C. S. Lewis observed that if you ask 20 good people to name the highest virtue, 19 of them will say “unselfishness.” Yet, he felt quite certain that if the same question… Continue reading
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