In the silence of wonderment, we listen with joy, sharing the Good News, and celebrating the Way with harmony. In the silence of wonderment, “St. Joseph is a saint of few words… learn from him charity of speech.”[1] To be kinder and gentler, speak well, and listen better. In the silence of wonderment, we listenContinue reading “Silence of Wonderment”
Category Archives: Life and Death
Where There’s a Will There’s a Way
There are always possibilities on my life’s way Fascinating the power fixed to willpower – so powerless considering the impact of circumstances. Change is costly – making things happen asks for help… submission yields to harmony… want and need must be in balance. Obedience – this union of wills cultivates a way with dialogue, sharingContinue reading “Where There’s a Will There’s a Way”
Back to the Future
There are always possibilities – on my life’s way The Truth restores my heritage and my birthright.future It’s not searching the unknown past or finding the recent future. Awareness yields… Attentiveness sacrifices… looking gently, hearing kindly, speaking softly heals all the time. Life’s legacy opens the past to my future. Thus I realize, what was,Continue reading “Back to the Future”
fit
to stay fit takes a bit to quit is not legit yes, the pit looms without grit to sit is not the script i must commit to split not just emit a fierce wit i submit the “steps” chit and remit a walk hit that befits being lit to permit and acquit i have-to omitContinue reading “fit”
Remembering Mike
Michael E. Maulbeck, age 66, of Parsippany, NJ, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 5, 2021. Mike graduated from Oratory High School in Summit and for many years, he was an office clerk with the U-Haul company in Saddlebrook, NJ. However, what he is truly remembered for is his “Presence”. Michael was generally not theContinue reading “Remembering Mike”
Core
My core was compromised – a stomach hernia required repair. Every movement exercises the core and the operation made moving hurt. All movement was painful but prone was the most challenging. Three to five days of recuperation became three to five weeks of restriction. Indeed, it was unpleasant and the healing task daunting. The elasticContinue reading “Core”
Baptism
John calls, Change our ways and make straight the Way. Jesus wants to join the narrow Way… He answers the call. He asks the brazen John to baptize him – a rite of passage – to begin his ministry But John is humbly hesitant – the pain of change… the path would not simply straighten.Continue reading “Baptism”
Source
God goes as water flows… Life lives as water gives It starts with a drizzle becoming helpful rain, which saturates all the plain. Excess and melting flow to moisten and irrigate – drought to mitigate. Thirst is completely quenched all beings truly slaked taken care of and staked. Water purifies deeply… a washing essential cleansingContinue reading “Source”
Standing in the Stream
“Knowledge knows that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad”[1] Knowledge is knowing that righteousness is doing the right thing, Wisdom is loving with whole mind, heart, and soul. Life has often been thought of as a journey, and we imagine it as a path or road. Suppose itContinue reading “Standing in the Stream”
Manna
Despite my crankiness, I am nourished by manna, and today, I have happiness. “When they measured it… the one who gathered much did not have too much, who gathered little did not have too little.”[1] Grumbling and grumpiness are expected. Still, complaints are heard and prayers answered, but misuse will spoil the gift and ruinContinue reading “Manna”
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