Minute Meditations

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God Provides

Living in precarity with faith in God’s providence may lead to this startling conclusion: I am rich because my needs are few. Enough will be enough. 
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The Heart Longs for God

Spiritual desire is the longing of the heart for relationship with God that brings happiness and peace. Francis of Assisi was a passionate person, a dreamer, a lover and a person of desire. When he felt his desire filled in ...
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The Spirit Brings All into Christ

Franciscan evangelical life strives to live in this mystery more deeply through a life of unceasing prayer.
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Peace Is the Fruit of Love

The life of Christ is the life of all life––the peace of creation, the justice of humanity and the unity of humankind.
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Become a Friend of Christ

As one enters more closely into relationship with God by entering more deeply into relationship with Christ, one becomes a friend of Christ.
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Prayer Is a High-Risk Enterprise

Prayer that allows the mystery of Christ to change our lives, is a high-risk enterprise—an uncontrollable experience.
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Christ Is Proclaimed by Our Lives

The Franciscan path of prayer that leads to peace is a path of transformation and witness.
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