Thank You, Lord, for being there for me and allowing me to cry out to you in my times of need. It is amazing to me that the Lord of the Universe would take time to listen to me and to care about what I say. God, there are things happening around me right now […]
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God, oh God, it is you I seek.And, with your constant loving supportI will even try to seek you in lost causes,those dark and forgotten places that I can’t imagine you present.And yet you are there.Help me to be there too,seeking, finding, proclaiming your goodnesseven as the day darkensand my spirit draws back to my […]
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I believe in all that has never yet been spoken.I want to free what awaits within meSo that what no one has dared to wish forMay for once spring clearWithout my contriving.If this is arrogant, God, forgive me,But this is what I need to say.May what I do flow from me like a river,No forcing […]
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God be in my headand in my understanding;God be in my eyesand in my looking;God be in my mouthand in my speaking;God be in my heartand in my thinking;God be in my endand at my departing. – Author Unknown, c. 1514
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Slow me down today, Lord,and whisper a word or two – or more,in the quiet of my mind and heart… When I’m cursing myself or others,whisper words of blessing… When I’m judging another’s words and deeds,whisper words of patience… When my voice is still and silent,whisper words that I might speak… When I’m saying much too […]
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May the God of strength be with us,holding us in strong and loving hands,May we be the sacrament of God’s strengthto those whose hands we hold,May the blessing of strength be with us. May the God of gentleness be with us,caressing us with sunlight and rain and wind.May God’s tenderness shine through usto warm all […]
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Lord, your Word promises that you “will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.” Your Truth nourishes the root of our hearts, helping us bloom in the desert. Your love revitalizes us when circumstances threaten to dehydrate out faith. When we are surrounded by the dryness of uncertainties, fears, or change, saturate us with Your presence, pour […]
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