It doesn’t matter… give up! Why? Sharing gifts is responsible. What? Mercy renders peace plausible. Where? Bridges yield open accessible When? Harmony is always possible Who? Pleasant makes oneness probable. It does matter… give in!
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Resolve to Amend
I tend to want to fix what’s wrong, of course, the problem is what I see amiss. While dysfunction suits me well, disordered affections must be resolved. Grateful consolation changes me, makes me different, and I’ll never be the same. Accepting desolation alters the prescripted fit with a measured response. Indifference to outcomes adjusts theContinue reading “Resolve to Amend”
Eagerness
Help me to serve well, to respond to your loving-kindness, with loving-kindness to all, knowing that you are present in all I meet. May I walk in confidence, knowing that the Spirit inspires me and wants me to share the truth with all who cross my path. Help me respect each person, and share theContinue reading “Eagerness”
No Hate
erase hate – Embrace Peace. For hate is selfish animosity, Peace is selfless Charity. animosity infects and perverts with bitterness. Charity cleanses and restores with pleasantness. hate fills with fear and dread, Peace holds with faith and trust animosity rules with quid pro quo in the name of Justice. Charity stands for acceptance on behalfContinue reading “No Hate”
What I Want
God, have pity on me for I am a sinner. Help me, to love always in all ways. Help me, to be aware of Your call and attentive with my answer. Let me see what You see Let me hear what You hear Give me, the courage to praise, reverence, and serve You Give meContinue reading “What I Want”
Evolution
us loving God does not make us good. God loving us makes us good. Love changes – blessings count and graces exceed, we rise and we fall. For the common good, imprints and imposes a quid pro quo justice… and retribution rules. Love changes – mutations are random expressions of relationship. For the greater good,Continue reading “Evolution”
Hesitation
Those, who hesitate, lose. Those, who cultivate, find. As a steward, I must be careful, Harvests just return ill-gotten fruits, the real yield is a revelation. The genuine find is not measured in accounting profits and losses, rather, realized in possibility. Hesitation demands a delay, it fails to share and defers action indulging in selfishContinue reading “Hesitation”
Prayer
Some demand with hubris. Some expect with humility. Perchance the same words but such different instants. “…all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, those who humble themselves will be exalted.”[1] We have sinned and we are in need of help. Beyond reciting words, Prayer calls from the heart. “…humbling oneself is difficult. It demands so muchContinue reading “Prayer”
Our Mother (Psalm 50)
Our Lady speaks from the sun’s rising to its setting. She shines forth with perfect beauty. She bids the heavens above and beckons the earth below. Listen to Her. “Come to me, genuflect and sacrifice for we have a covenant. My children, I testify on your behalf, I am God, your God. I know everyContinue reading “Our Mother (Psalm 50)”
Open Windows
God, there are too many walls, too many locked doors, too many glass ceilings. Help me, God, to move the blind and let the light in. I want to see what you see. to open the window and let the fresh air in. I want to breathe in your grace God, give me the courageContinue reading “Open Windows”
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