Preternatural gifts… predispose our privilege for zealous communion. We are one with God and perfect for each other… stewards sharing creation. In the image and likeness… we co-create, cooperate, and accommodate. Forked-tongue temptation harvests the quid pro quo… and makes us selfish. Instead, we must cultivate our relationships… and be eternally grateful. Struggle with andContinue reading “Original Goodness”
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Remember
To dismember injures and rips us asunder, to remember submits and restores by healing. The disconnect disrupts creating division, to remember unites and enhances the bond. Clichés are empty words formulas are hopeless, to remember enjoins and creates communion. With wonder detachment fosters transformation, to remember renews and assures commitment. Yes, membership outlasts the emptinessContinue reading “Remember”
Communion of Saints
The saint’s path is not a road of social prestige. The disciple’s routine does not scintillate the world. What is the Church of God? A living promise of her Founder to be with her all days unto the end of time. “It is of the Holy Spirit It is the Kingdom of God. It isContinue reading “Communion of Saints”
Carefulness
My Lady and My God, May we see with your eyes and hear with your ears, the needs and wants of our neighbor, Grant that we have the patience, courage, and strength, to love as you love. Engender in us the tenderness, kindness, and gentleness to promote communion with all things. Prevent us from hurtingContinue reading “Carefulness”
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”
Compass
Clearly, we have no sense of direction; we are in the midst of blind leading blind. The pandemic makes me Zoom to nowhere; I have been undone by the new normal. God is not here, why am I forsaken? Even the car says “Compass No Response”! I wonder how long it will take forContinue reading “Compass”
Communion with the Divine
Be with us, God, when we draw near, your touch is neither severe nor fleeting. Your arms and heart are open to us, penetrating and permeating with your will, tastes and temperament. Be with us, God, when we draw near, your touch is gentle and ceaseless. Your enveloping embrace holds us inContinue reading “Communion with the Divine”
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