Grieving Under Empty Skies
Maureen O'Brien
August 6, 2021
Grief cannot be outrun. Let today’s prayer both honor your mourning and remind you of the joy in God’s heart.
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Maureen O'Brien
Maureen O'Brien's award-winning short stories and poems have been published widely in magazines and anthologies. She lives in Connecticut, where taught creative writing to teenagers for 25 years. She holds an MA in creative writing and a BA in philosophy and religion. She is the author of What Was Lost: Seeking Refuge in the Psalms and Gather the Fragments: My Year of Finding God’s Love (Franciscan Media).
The Unfurling
Maureen O'Brien
July 24, 2021
Think about the big and small ways you have received the miracle of healing in your life. How have your relationships with God, friends, coworkers, or family been repaired?
Hope for a Fractured World
Maureen O'Brien
July 11, 2021
Take a break today from the burden of the day’s news, and the cacophony of social media. In that stillness, let the soft healing of the Holy Spirit fill in those spaces where you usually find worry.
Seven Days with the Psalms: When the Branches Catch It All
Maureen O'Brien
July 4, 2021
We’ve reached the end of our celebration! Today, Maureen O’Brien asks that we celebrate the quiet miracles that abound.
Seven Days with the Psalms: Crosses on the Highway
Maureen O'Brien
July 3, 2021
When life is dark, Christ is the light. The psalms can show us the way.
Seven Days with the Psalms: The Place Where the Light Enters You
Maureen O'Brien
July 2, 2021
In today’s reflection, Maureen O’Brien reminds us that there is no wound that God cannot heal.
Seven Days with the Psalms: What Remains
Maureen O'Brien
July 1, 2021
Welcome to day four! In today’s meditation, Maureen O’Brien advises that we look back before we move forward.