Harmony is not achieved per se. Harmony is realized in relation… a delicate balance of being together alone – deep appreciation and devoted protection. Appreciation is awareness composed with suffering that appalls, vigilant with enhancements that appeals – regarding regardless of outcomes. Protection is attentiveness centering the marginalized with trust, transforming the satisfied with thirstContinue reading “Balance”
Category Archives: Virtue
Right Intention
Jesus came to make reparation and he taught us to have compassion to do good works was correct action but they must be with the right intention. “No matter how good the work may be, no matter what solace it may bring. unless our intention is super – natural, the greater good is not done.”[1]Continue reading “Right Intention”
Kindness
“I am so anxious that you have an invincible kindness”[1] Show all sincere esteem. Give all the kindness of gentleness and patience. What joy we will live! What blessedness we will have! “For kindness begets kindness.”[2] What holds us? Charity – Bound by God’s love Our hearts beat as one in the Spirit Kindness createsContinue reading “Kindness”
Liberty
Detached, we have liberty… unfettered of worldly accouterments, and empowered by heavenly Will – this is real life, freedom, and happiness. “the virtue of evangelical poverty. does not make us parsimonious, stoical, or cynical, we do not despise those who have means. It does not make us communists.”[1] Possession puts us out of touch, propertyContinue reading “Liberty”
Distracted
Unfocused hinders connecting scene and tone, leads to impulse with attitude and left alone. Unprepared creates crisis in space and time – an uphill battle of endless treadmill incline. So too, unintended consequences increase as exploring the right course and right way decrease. Wandering round in hopeless complication, lost in the throes of a desperateContinue reading “Distracted”
Pivot
The moment between action and reaction gives truth a chance regardless of redaction. That moment is suspended in scene and tone – the sound in between notes a liminal zone. That moment can be filled with ritual, which leads response but it’s not perpetual. That moment if lived withContinue reading “Pivot”
Listening
The essence of dialogue is to listen well. Being heard, explicitly promotes implicit communion. Listening nurtures our story and opens our eyes. Listening sustains our being and bridges our souls. To listen well chooses life… To give our ear finds love… To take in another’s Word – initiates wholeness. Being quiet attunes the soul. ToContinue reading “Listening”
Path of Holiness
Oh God, I come before You to thank You for the gift of holiness. I rediscover each day the graces and blessings bestowed, to know how to witness to Your presence. Yes, I am faced with difficulty and troubles caused by illness or distress or sorrow. Sustain me and keep me aware of the pathContinue reading “Path of Holiness”
Hesitancy
It is brainy to be a skeptic. The mind sometimes needs to sort things out, the variables are too confusing. Better to wait than to take a chance. And, it is hearty to be doubtful. Something is off and shakes to the core, commitment is just impossible. Better to have heartfelt clarity. It’s soulful toContinue reading “Hesitancy”
Consequences
Dreaming dreams and seeing visions transfigures us anew. Embrace the change and never be the same. Due… to unintended consequences it is futile to plan. No matter how careful we are, life happens and goes awry. Prepare we must for needs and wants, but not for a harvest. we must cultivate space and time toContinue reading “Consequences”
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