Minute Meditations

When our words are kind and gentle, our spirits will be too. We will have fewer regrets and be more charitable and peaceful.

As Jesus noted, loving our neighbor is easy when our neighbor is lovable.

This saint reminds us that, in our own way, we carry Christ on our shoulders and in our hearts across mighty rivers.

Clare’s name means “light.” She is the bright, shining one who reflected God’s love into the world.

It is not a matter of “carrying God inside us.” That would be too mechanical. It’s better to say that we are filled with God’s presence within us—along with our weaknesses and imperfections.

In intercessory prayer, I speak to God on behalf of another and their petition, be it a person, situation, or a community.