Prayer Lifts Us Up
Prayer lifts us out of the doldrums of mediocrity and complacency and draws us into the mystery of Christ.
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The Journey and the Dream
He was only forty-five years old when he died, but he left behind a Dream to dream and a Journey to challenge everyone.
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Welcoming Sister Death
He hoped Jesus’ coming to him would be like that. They would melt into one another, limb to limb and wound to wound, and Francis would rise completely in Jesus, flesh of His flesh, and his Journey would be ended ...
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The Touch of Jesus
Francis lay upon the cold ground of his hut at St. Mary of the Angels and felt nothing but the touch of Jesus in his feet and hands and side.
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The Glory of Simply Existing
Its life, so brief and vulnerable, was an act of praise as everyone’s life should be.
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Strength in Suffering
In suffering Francis felt especially close to Jesus. Not that he wanted to punish himself or that he took delight in pain, but in illness he saw a weakness that was strength.
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The Courage to Be Yourself
Francis prayed day and night that God would give all people the courage to be themselves instead of what others expected them to be.
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