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When we become supple to His sculpting…
We become vessels of His charity.
“Yet, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay and you the potter; we are all the work of your hands.” Is 64:7
Supple to the Sculpting…
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Intertwined in the Grandiose Plan…
O ancient of waters brought forth by the Maker from the chaos of the dark…
Soothing waves pour over the anxious soul drawing one into its rocking motion…
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Sitting before the water and pondering its beginning….
One feels so small….
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But too…
So intertwined in the grandiose plan of God…
That all creation give Praise to Him our Creator!
Everyday Yes…
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Holiness is an Everyday YES…
In the midst of life’s ups and downs.
Taking it to the Streets and Beyond…
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“It is the Paraclete Spirit, the Comforter, who grants us the courage to take to the streets of the world bringing the Gospel! The Holy Spirit makes us to look to the horizon and drives us to the very outskirts of existence in order to proclaim life in Jesus Christ. Let us ask ourselves: do we tend to stay closed in on ourselves, on our group, or do we let the Holy Spirit open us to mission?” (Pope Francis)
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and enkindle in them the fire of Your love!
Blessed Pentecost to all of you,
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Preachers of the Resurrection…
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Make us today preachers of the Resurrection by Your Light in our lives.
Gift to Me….
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Through wordly eyes we see fragmented bits and pieces of a person…
But to “heart-know” as God sees…
We see instead a blend of all that was…all that is…and all that could be…
the broken…the open…the healed…
in a whirl of beauty that strikes one’s own heart with the words of Jesus….
“Father, they are your gift to me.” (John 17:24)
Not Either…or…Neither…nor…But Both… And!
Work and Prayer…
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We don’t have an either…or… Faith.
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We don’t have a neither…nor… Faith.
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We have a both…and… Faith!
Work and Prayer.
May everything we do begin with God’s inspiration. May everything we do continue on with His guidance. And may everything we do come to completion all for the glory of God.
“Pray without ceasing” 1 Th 5:17
Be Bummer Sheep!…
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A “bummer lamb” is rejected by her mother, so tries to “bum” milk from other ewes, who too reject her. The bummer lamb may have been rejected for being different, the runt, or the third of a triplet. The mother ewe will kick the lamb away. The lamb will die without milk
But…
The Good Shepherd is on the look out for bummer sheep (Lk 15:4). He will take a bummer lamb from the flock and hand feeds the lamb sometimes 5 times a day (Is 40:11). The Good Shepherd talks to the lamb and once a day holds the lamb to his chest so she can hear the Good Shepherd’s heartbeat (John 10:14). Eventually the bummer lamb can be introduced back to the flock (John 10:9) and yet the bummer lamb will always be the first to come running when the Good Shepherd calls because she recognizes His voice (John 10:27).
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Aren’t we all bummer sheep? In need of His reassuring presence with us? Knowing we are connected Heart-to-heart? Hearing His voice as His grace feeds us? It is the bummer sheep who know the Good Shepherd most intimately…and who follow Him most obediently.We are bummer sheep when we recognize our brokenness…our littlenss…our need for Him.
“As a shepherd tends his flock when he finds himself among his scattered sheep, so will I tend my sheep. I will rescue them from every place where they were scattered when it was cludy and dark.” Ez 34:12
A Real Bummer Lamb!
Living Water…
Living water..
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Flows forth from the one who believes.
YOU WHO BELIEVE are saturating the paths of those you cross.
YOU WHO BELIEVE are refreshing the tired feet of fellow sojourners.
YOU WHO BELIEVE are cooling the burn of the heavily burdened.
YOU WHO BELIEVE are cleansing the grime and dirt of the spirit of the world in the thoughts of the confused.
YOU WHO BELIEVE… streams of living water flow from you as you carry Christ within you.
YOU WHO BELIEVE…
Go forth into your corner of the world becoming the gift of a gentle wave that readies hearts for a new springtime!
“Whoever believes in me, as scripture says; ‘Rivers of living water will flow from within him.’ “
Defiant Joy…
What to do?…
in the mixed up, muck filled, muddled mess of the world?
in the darkening, dismal, disconnected, depressing days?
A friend whispered….
defiant joy…
defiant joy?
Ah Yes, DEFIANT JOY!…
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challenging, daring, defying, commanding JOY!
bold, brazen, hardy, gutsy JOY!
resistant to the opposing force…
DEFIANT JOY!
“rejoicing in the Lord must be your strength” Neh 8: 10b
through Him with Him in Him... 