Minute Meditations
The Turn of the Sun
				
			
																				
			Thomas Moore		
				
																						
			December 21, 2021		
		
		
				Dark days can mean dark moods. This natural turn of the seasons helps explain the timing of Christmas. It is the festival of light, the return of the sun and longer periods of daylight.
We Are Not Alone in the Dark
					
			
																				
			Joseph Grant		
				
																						
			December 20, 2021		
				
		
		
			Darkness is necessary. All life germinates in the dark and we spend fully one half of our lives in that state.		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Turn It Over to God
					
			
																				
			Diane M. Houdek		
				
																						
			December 19, 2021		
				
		
		
			The readings for the Fourth Sunday of Advent remind us that Jesus was born into a human family.		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						The Empty Chair
					
			
																				
			Diane M. Houdek		
				
																						
			December 18, 2021		
				
		
		
			Perhaps one of the most difficult times we have at Christmas is when we’re facing the loss of someone we have dearly loved.		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Glimmers of New Beginnings
					
			
																				
			Joseph Grant		
				
																						
			December 17, 2021		
				
		
		
			Are you ready to welcome the glimmer of new beginnings?		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Let There Be Light
					
			
																				
			Diane M. Houdek		
				
																						
			December 16, 2021		
				
		
		
			Jesus told us that we’re the light of the world, and do we ever take him seriously when we’re celebrating his birth!		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						The Fire of Love Will Set the Earth Ablaze
					
			
																				
			Ilia Delio, OSF		
				
																						
			December 15, 2021		
				
		
		
			Franciscan prayer, lived to its full, is to set the human heart on fire.		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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