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In Horizons, young sisters reflect on their lives, ministries, spirituality and world.
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Celebrating Faith: The lighthouse
Celebrating Faith: The lighthouse: A lighthouse stands alone, centuries pass, storms make land, night falls and still the lighthouse remains a constant visual for sea goers. ...
Monday, July 14, 2014
Daily-Meditation--Being-Blessed
Monday July 14, 2014
Being Blessed
Jesus is the Blessed One. When Jesus was baptised in the Jordan river a voice came from heaven saying: "You are my Son, the Beloved; my favour rests on you" (Mark 1:11). This was the blessing that sustained Jesus during his life. Whatever happened to him - praise or blame - he clung to his blessing; he always remembered that he was the favourite child of God.
Jesus came into the world to share that blessing with us. He came to open our ears to the voice that also says to us, "You are my beloved son, you are my beloved daughter, my favour rests on you ." When we can hear that voice, trust in it, and always remember it, especially during dark times, we can live our lives as God's blessed children and find the strength to share that blessing with others.
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Text excerpts taken from Bread for the Journey, by Henri J.M. Nouwen, ©1997 HarperSanFrancisco. All Scripture from The Jerusalem Bible ©1966, 1967, and 1968 Darton, Longman & Todd and Doubleday & Co. Inc. Photo by V. Dobson.
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Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Monday, July 7, 2014
The Summer Day
Who made the world?
Who made the swan, and the black bear?
Who made the grasshopper?
This grasshopper, I mean-- the one who has flung herself out of the grass,
the one who is eating sugar out of my hand,
who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down--
who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes.
Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face.
Now she snaps her wings open, and floats away.
I don't know exactly what a prayer is.
I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down
into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass,
how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields,
which is what I have been doing all day.
Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?
Mary Oliver, The House Light Beacon Press Boston, 1990.
Who made the swan, and the black bear?
Who made the grasshopper?
This grasshopper, I mean-- the one who has flung herself out of the grass,
the one who is eating sugar out of my hand,
who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down--
who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes.
Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face.
Now she snaps her wings open, and floats away.
I don't know exactly what a prayer is.
I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down
into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass,
how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields,
which is what I have been doing all day.
Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?
Mary Oliver, The House Light Beacon Press Boston, 1990.
Sunday, July 6, 2014
Word in the Hand: Everything in time
Word in the Hand: Everything in time: Gospel Matthew 11:25-30 Jesus exclaimed, ‘I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from ...
SATURDAY, JULY 5, 2014
Loving the Invisible by Colleen Gibson, SSJ
{A poem before I leave for my vow retreat tomorrow... peace & prayers to all.}
How do you love
a lover invisible?
The One who stirs
your heart into a frenzy
without a sight or sound.
Simply a glance of grace
a split second of connection
and there it is.
Then the light shines brighter
Reflection gives off beauty
never before seen.
Your heart aligns with your soul
and you are bound up in love.
And in a moment quite like panic
you realize that you can't put
your feet on solid ground.
This one invisible, in-perceivable
has bound you and will hold you
so that there is no way to steady yourself.
You must lean in and trust,
In that you will be held
And suddenly as darkness turns to light
The invisible will take shape
And what you can't even imagine,
a lover invisible
will become clear.
How do you love the Invisible?- Love visibly.
"One of the experiences of prayer is that it seems that nothing happens. But when you stay with it and look back over a long period of prayer, you suddenly realize that something has happened." #HenriNouwen, THE GENESEE DIARY
Saturday, July 5, 2014
"The movement of God's Spirit is very gentle, very soft - and hidden. It does not seek attention. But that movement is also very persistent, strong, and deep. It changes our hearts radically." #HenriNouwen, LIFE OF THE BELOVED
Friday, July 4, 2014
"What I must do first of all is be faithful. If I believe that the first commandment is to love God with my whole heart, mind, and soul, then I should at least be able to spend one hour a day with nobody else but God. The question as to whether it is helpful, useful, practical, or fruitful is completely irrelevant, since the only reason to love is love is itself. Everything else is secondary." #HenriNouwen, THE ROAD TO DAYBREAK
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Thursday, July 3, 2014
Henri Nouwen Society
". . . your heart is gentle and humble. You do not force; you do not pull or push; you do not coerce. You want us to come freely to your heart and trust that we will find there the peace and joy we most desire. You do not put any requirement on us; you do not expect any great act of generosity; you do not hope for heroic gestures or dramatic signs. The only thing you want is trust. You can only give your heart to those who come to it in trust."#HenriNouwen HEART SPEAKS TO HEART
". . . your heart is gentle and humble. You do not force; you do not pull or push; you do not coerce. You want us to come freely to your heart and trust that we will find there the peace and joy we most desire. You do not put any requirement on us; you do not expect any great act of generosity; you do not hope for heroic gestures or dramatic signs. The only thing you want is trust. You can only give your heart to those who come to it in trust."#HenriNouwen HEART SPEAKS TO HEART
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Celebrating Faith: Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteo...
Celebrating Faith: Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteo...: "Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, they shall be satisfied." Today, what is right; tomorrow, a mistake. ...
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