Minute Meditations

two strangers hugging

The Power of Our Bodies

When you hug a friend, make eye contact with a stranger, put a child on your lap, or caress a lover, you are opening yourself to allow God to communicate to another person through your body.

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young person walking on train tracks during sunrise

Love Abounds and Astounds

We return over and over to the same place, a connection to the unswerving, the unchanging: God.
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man laying down on road, looking up to the sky.

Sometimes Lost, Always Found

I’ve always loved a good mystery. There’s a sense of adventure in not always knowing what’s in store for me.
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Skylark perching in a flowering rapeseed field.

The Larks of Assisi

Francis had a special affection for larks; he considered their brown feathers a sign of their closeness to God, of their humility.
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A bird, swallow, sitting on a branch

Animals Point Us to God

Francis treated animals kindly because they pointed toward God. Do you allow the animal stories about Francis to point you toward God?
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Homeless man holding a sign with "Seeking Human Kindness" written on it.

Be Poor in Spirit

Regardless of our own financial situation, we all can be poor in spirit.
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A statue of St. Francis with raised hands and looking into the sky

Saint Francis and the Stigmata

God led Francis in and through the depths of suffering to come to know Christ.
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