Tag: Prayer
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Sitting Near You at Supper
There are no more questions to posedespite my inability to put this Mystery into words. Now, I simply sit in Your presence gazing at the glow of candlelight on Your face. Now, I simply listen as You offer Your life for mine in pieces of bread and a communal cup of wine. Now, I sit…
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Ode to Micah 6:8
What is Justice for he who has stolenthe innocence ofa child; for she who has prostitutedherselfforpersonalgain; for they who haveplannedtheexterminationofan entire race?LoveMercyHumility
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Pray Without Ceasing
“…pray without ceasing.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:17When I was a child, I was taught how to pray by my parents; and honed the “craft” every night before bed with my mom at my side. My dad was a minister, so church attendance and participation were part of life, praying before meals was expected, and praying…
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What If We Always Waited Like It Was Advent?
What if we treated all waiting in the same way we breathlessly anticipate the coming of Christ during Advent? Just imagine with me, for a moment, the change in our attitudes as the following manner of thought and feeling would overcome the darkness in our lives, as the birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus overcame…