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Monthly Archives: July 2015
Welcome Unexpected Visitors
The Guest House This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes As an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of … Continue reading
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Tagged #cancer, #courage, #EntertainingAngels, #Faith, #Rumi
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Comes a Reckoning
Every deed we do has an outcome. When his brothers sold him off to Egypt, they had no idea that Joseph would later have the power to determine their future. Reuben says it best: So now there comes a reckoning. … Continue reading
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Limping for Life
The story of Jacob wrestling with God–or the angel of God depending on who you read–has special meaning for me. In my twentieth year I was told that I had a benign tumour at the tip of my femur. I … Continue reading
In This Place
Sometimes the daily readings are rich and meaningful, even when they are well known. Jacob’s story is fascinating to me at points and today in Genesis 28 amazing images are etched in my mind. I see him in the wilderness, … Continue reading
Sing Us A Song
Sometimes we just want to go to a place where everybody knows our name and the piano man will sing us a song so that we feel alright. The familiarity of the crowd can be a hard sell though. In … Continue reading
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Tagged #GentleJesus, #Sundayreadings
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Like Children
Life seemed so much more simpler when we were little. We could play for hours and many of us did not have a worry in the world. I would be foolish to say that is the case universally because I … Continue reading
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Tagged #DoubtingThomas, #Godhasthis, #Godinallthings, #Miracles, dailyreadings#
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Shut Up & Dance!
My God has always been a God of surprises who does not always use the traditional means to get my attention. Sometimes it is not Scripture readings but nature in the form of a bunny or crow. Today was no … Continue reading
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Tagged #DanceAnyway, #Godhasthis, #GodofSurprises
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Happy Dance!
There were lots of reasons to celebrate today. I live in a great country which I love. I am still rejoicing in the news that the oncologist delivered yesterday. I had great moments sharing the news with friends and family … Continue reading
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Tagged #CanadaDay, #celebrate, #HappyDance
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Dead Calm
Today is eight weeks since surgery and six months since learning about the mass on my liver. My heart was heavy this morning. I went to mass without previewing the readings. The Gospel today from Matthew 8 is a recent … Continue reading
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Tagged #cancer, #grateful, #Miracles, dailyreadings#
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God in all things 