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Category: Speaking to the Soul

Sowing Faith from a Boat

May 7, 2018 No Comments

“This is not a parable about the glory of God and all the uplifting sayings that energize a crowd… This parable is a warming.”

“Love one another as I have loved you,” he said. So, I am left to wonder how I might be a friend to the one who has betrayed me, how will I love even her? So far, I am not doing too well, but I am trying.

Learning

May 5, 2018 No Comments

“It’s about experiencing through living, making mistakes, enjoying successes, and most of all knowing what to take from both successes and failures to make us better at what we’re trying to do.”

Do Not Worry?

May 3, 2018 No Comments

“Jesus is calling us into the truth of oneness, the realm of God’s love. We truly are all one.”

“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” – Matthew 6:21

May 2, 2018 No Comments

“My time with my friend showed me that rare gift of contentment and wonder that is so easy to lose. She treasured each moment, and that was where her heart was.”

Here’s to Community

May 1, 2018 No Comments

“Thanks to my daughter’s godmothers I remembered the power of others being community for my children.”

Love One Another

April 30, 2018 No Comments

“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment.”

Time

April 29, 2018 No Comments

“We all need time to prepare, to get ready for the next festival.”

Words – Useful and Dangerous

April 28, 2018 No Comments

“Words are important, too important to be used like bludgeons or sharp knives. Words are too important to waste on gossip and ridicule and bullying.”

Feast Day of Christina Rossetti

April 27, 2018 2 Comments

“Christina Rossetti was a woman who pushed against the grain of society in many ways; yet she found comfort and solace in her relationship with God. As one of the company of saints, she reminds us that we simply don’t have to be like everyone else and to follow the convoluted places God leads us.”