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Conversion occurs from the inside out….
Grace changes our hearts and our actions follow…
Redecorating the outside only reshuffles the confusion…
And the need for change.
“Rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to the Lord, your God” Joel 2:13a
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Let not the shadows of yesterday…
Dim the light of the new day.
“This is the day the Lord has made let us rejoice in it and be glad.” Ps 118:24
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“Take care to maintain peace and tranquility in your heart; let the waves toss and churn all around your boat, but fear not, because God is there and as a result, salvation.” Francis de Sales
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.” John 14:27
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“Lord, you have chosen me to be in a strange balance. It is a balance that one can only accomplish and hold on to while moving, in a dash. It is a little like a bicycle that cannot stand straight without rolling…Balance is not found riding it in place; it is found in lives lived out and sometimes eventful.” Madeleine Delbrel
“Make known to me your ways, Lord; teach me your paths.” Ps 25: 4
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Let our charity be courageous…
A smile in a crowd of stony faces,
A kind word let loose in the air of judgment.
Let our charity be courageous…
A gentle touch in a violent world,
Salt in all that has lost its flavor,
Let our charity be courageous…
Light in the shadows of darkness,
Life in a culture of death.
Let our CHARITY be COURAGEOUS!
“Love never fails” 1 Cor 13:8a
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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
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“It is not that I have already taken hold of it or have already attained perfect maturity, but I continue my pursuit in hope that I may possess it, since I have indeed been taken possession of by Christ Jesus. Brothers, I for my part do not consider myself to have taken possession. Just one thing: forgetting what lies behind but straining forward to what lies ahead. I continue my pursuit toward the goal, the prize of God’s upward calling in Christ Jesus. ” Phil 3:12-14
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!
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Holiness is an Everyday YES…
In the midst of life’s ups and downs.
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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,
Fromtheheartofj
through Him with Him in Him... 