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A Wish for the New Year

Some days I feel just a little lost. Some days I find myself questioning what is my purpose here on this earth. This week I was touched by the daily meditation from Fr. Richard Rohr from the Center for Action…

Have Patience

Patience. Let patience have her work in you. Let her draw you, mold you, settle you. Let patience take you from one moment to the next. It is not the unknowing that unsettles you, you know. It is the unbelieving.…

Soar With Hope

Your longing . . . your desire . . .your reaching out for more . . . It is all from me. Pushing, pulling, drawing you to come out of the shell that has held you. Drawing you into this…

Unfolding of a New Day

Let the day unfold before you in surprise and wonder, my child. Let its charms sneak up on you as a child at play. Let it tap you gently on the shoulder to say, “Turn. Look. See what I have…

Give What You Treasure

Something for nothing. All over the world people look for what they might get, what they can gain. Yet who looks for what they might give, what they can contribute? Many live upside down in this thought. They are happy…

The Journey of Faith

The journey of faith is not a long walk. It is short. It is but a step from unbelief to belief, . . . from no to yes, . . . from I can’t to I will . . .…

The Prize is Yours

You are not behind as you have feared, my precious one. You are not the horse at the end of the race, last to cross the finish line. You are not one who holds back because of fear. Nor do…

It’s My Trail, My Discovery

“Lord,” I say and then pause, not knowing what to ask, what to comment, where to go with this. I only know a longing to talk with him and to hear his guiding voice. I sit in silence and come…