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Carry Out Your Ministry
Today and tomorrow have the readings from the Gospel of John about the Good Shepherd. This feast day is always a bittersweet day for me because it is the day my former pastor died. A friend called me to let … Continue reading
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Tagged #Action, #cancer, #FeastDays, #Freedom, #Friendship, #Giving #NotCountingCost, #goodhands=God'shands, #GoodShepherd, #Gratitude, #Home, #JesusCalling, #Joy, #LettingGo, #LivinguntilIDie, #Peace, #Prayer, #serviceisjoy, #StretchMarks, dailyreadings#
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Lifting My Eyes
Two years ago today, I placed my life in the hands of God–and a capable surgeon with a fantastic medical team. I did not know if I would wake up on this side of heaven or not. That liver of … Continue reading
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Tagged #beauty, #cancer, #celebrate, #Feelings, #Freedom, #goodhands=God'shands, #Gratitude, #Joy, #LivinguntilIDie, #MakerofHeaven&Earth, #Peace, #PraiseGod!, #Prayer, #PrayerWarriors, #Principle&Foundation, #Thanksgiving
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Compassionate Listening
After some pondering, I have decided to call together a group of seven friends who I trust immensely to help me discern what I need to focus on over the next several months. The group consists of Christians whose opinions … Continue reading
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Tagged #Action, #cancer, #CircleofSupport, #CompassionateListening, #friendsaregrace, #Friendship, #GodisInControl, #Gratitude, #GreatPhysician, #Ignatianspirituality, #Joy, #LivinguntilIDie, #Peace, #Prayer, #Relationships, community
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Grace to the Humble
A person living fully until they die might look a bit like a duck–calm and serene as they float along in the water but paddling like crazy when no one can see. My mind races quite a bit, trying to … Continue reading
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Tagged #beauty, #BreneBrown, #cancer, #family, #Free, #Freedom, #Friendship, #GodisInControl, #goodhands=God'shands, #Grace, #Gratitude, #Ignatianspirituality, #JesusTakeTheWheel, #Joy, #livethemoment, #LivinguntilIDie, #MindfulnessMatters, #Peace, #Principle&Foundation, #Relationships, #ServetheLord, #serviceisjoy, #TakeandReceive, #TrustGod, dailyreadings#
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Glorious Joy
Yesterday’s Gospel reading had this fabulous phrase in it: rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could do so everyday? The reality is that some circumstances preclude us from feeling that way. The last … Continue reading
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Tagged #beauty, #Blessings, #cancer, #Distractions, #Easter, #Examen, #Free, #Freedom, #Friendship, #Gratitude, #Grief, #Hope, #Joy, #JoyUnspeakable, #KeepingItReal, #KitchenDancing, #LivinguntilIDie, #lovewins, #mystery, #Peace, #Prayer, #Waiting, Compassion
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Alleluia! Alleluia!
The Triduum is done. The stone is rolled away. Jesus has appeared to his beloved friends. Death did not have the final word. Joy and Hope have danced in the wee early morning hours and freed our fears, unleashing a … Continue reading
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Tagged #Allelulia!, #beauty, #cancer, #Contemplations, #Easter, #Free, #Freedom, #Gratitude, #HopeDances, #HopeWins, #Joy, #JoyUnspeakable, #NewLife, #Peace, #Prayer, #Relationships, #ResurrectionPower, #Rising, #Waiting
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Obedient to the Point
What is your tipping point for following Christ, for declaring your faith, for laying down your will? We all have them. When life’s challenges arise is when those boundaries become clear. Do we only sing Hosannas when all is well … Continue reading
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Tagged #cancer, #Freedom, #Gratitude, #Hosanna, #Joy, #KeepingItReal, #Lent, #LentenJourney, #MysticalMoments, #PalmSunday, #Peace, #Prayer, #Relationships, #Spain, #SpiritualExercises, #St.Clare, #SufferingServant, #Sundayreadings, #TippingPoint
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Charged and Crushed
On a recent Lenten retreat the G. M. Hopkins poem, God’s Grandeur, was used as part of the reflection time. When I first was diagnosed a thoughtful friend sent me a copy of The Word in the Wilderness: A Poem … Continue reading
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Tagged #Action, #cancer, #Freedom, #GodsGrandeur, #Gratitude, #JesusSaves, #Joy, #Lent, #LentenJourney, #LifeofService, #LightoftheWorld, #MultipleMeaningWords, #Peace, #Poetry, #Prayer, #SufferingServant, #WhatDoesItMean?, Lightinthedarkness
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Those Who Hope
Stones….we like to throw them at other people. I am always intrigued a bit by people who listen to a self-help style of presentation and pigeon-hole others into boxes rather than figuring out how the new knowledge might be healing … Continue reading
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Tagged #Apocrypha, #beauty, #cancer, #Distractions, #family, #Free, #Freedom, #Friendship, #Godhasthis, #goodhands=God'shands, #Gratitude, #hopeblooms, #hopespringseternal, #Jesus, #JesusSaves, #Joy, #JudgmentDay, #LovingGod, #MercifulGod, #Peace, #Prayer, #Relationships, #TrustingGod, #Waiting, #Womenofthe Bible, community, dailyreadings#
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God in all things 