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Pain

November 15, 2008

“Though I still find it difficult to accept
today’s pain and anxiety with any great degree of serenity
– as those more advanced in the spiritual life
seem able to do –
I can give thanks for present pain nevertheless.
I find the willingness to do this
by contemplating the lessons learned from past suffering
– lessons which have led [...]

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Service

November 11, 2008

“Service, gladly rendered, obligations squarely met,
troubles well accepted or solved with God’s help,
the knowledge that at home or in the world outside
we are partners in a common effort,
the well-understood fact that in God’s sight
all human beings are important,
the proof that love freely given surely brings a full return,
the certainty that we are no longer isolated [...]

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Humility Prayer

August 3, 2008

Lord, I am far too much influenced by what people think of me;
Which means that I am always pretending to be either richer or smarter than I really am. Please, prevent me from trying to attract attention.
Don’t let me gloat over praise on the on the one hand and be discouraged by criticism on the [...]

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God is awake

July 14, 2008

Sponsor to Sponsee: Let me suggest that you turn it over to God and then get some sleep. God’s going to be up all night, anyway!

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