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Beach Glass
When I worked at Sojourners Magazine many moons ago, on occasion I would sort through a box of books that authors sent for review and stumbled upon what I considered a gem: A Season of Mercy by Martha Manning. The … Continue reading
Posted in #CancerSurvivor, #Consolation, #Desolation, #Miracles, #prayer, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #Angelsaroundus, #Beachglass, #goodhands=God'shands, #Grief, #Healing, #Loss, #MarthaManning, #Seaglass, #sophia
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Cured All
The Gospel today is from Matthew 12 and mentions that many crowds followed Jesus and he cured all of them but told them not to make him known. I honestly do not know what to do with such words. My … Continue reading
Posted in #BibleStories, #CancerSurvivor, #Consolation, #Desolation, #Miracles, #prayer, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #Blessed, #cancer, #courage, #GospelStories, #GreatPhysician
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Friendship Medicine
At the end of the daily readings today was this quote from St. Aelred of Rievaulx: Friendship heightens the joys of prosperity and mitigates the sorrows of adversity by dividing and sharing them. Hence, the best medicine in life is … Continue reading
Come No Closer!
In Exodus today we hear the well-known story of Moses and the burning bush. God beckons to Moses from the bush and Moses readily answers with Here I am. God then instructs him–Come no closer! Remove the sandals from our … Continue reading
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Tagged #Godhasthis, #Not-enough, dailyreadings#
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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
Posted in #BibleStories, #CancerSurvivor, #Desolation, #Miracles, #prayer, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Spirituality
Tagged #cancer, #courage, #EntertainingAngels, #Faith, #Rumi
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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
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
Posted in #BibleStories, #CancerSurvivor, #Consolation, #Desolation, #Miracles, #prayer, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #DoubtingThomas, #Godhasthis, #Godinallthings, #Miracles, dailyreadings#
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God in all things 