Minute Meditations

The last line of St. Francis’ prayer presents us with one of the paradoxes of the spiritual journey.

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

Humility is the hallmark spiritual virtue of letting go.

We are wildly imperfect, yet fully made in God’s image. And God desires us to be well, to love ourselves enough to be well

This is what Jesus desires to invite us into: a contentment that is not dependent on who we are but on who he is.

Prayer cannot be judged on the basis of “highs” or “feel-good” experiences.