Minute Meditations

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The Seed of Hope

Hope cannot be bought or taught. It can only be received and awakened.
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Eyes Fixed on the Lord Jesus

In exploring Francis as a mystic, we are reminded again to look upon Christ on the cross and know that despite what things look like from a human point of view, God is love, and everything we do and everything ...
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Silence Is a Language God Can Speak

Too often our prayers are projections of our own needs and desires and we give God little room to enter into the conversation. Talking all the time to God without ever listening is like a phone conversation with constant static; ...
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What It Means to Be Blessed

To be blessed, is to know that place of no striving. To be blessed, is to know that place of rest and dignity. To be blessed, is to know that I am loved by a gracious Creator, and that I ...
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Unabashed Joy Is Already Inside of Us

Let us pause and remember that savoring isn’t something you add or acquire. Unabashed joy is already inside. It springs from within. It is a well of abundance that you draw from. So, savoring is not a technique. And savoring ...
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Live Without Holding Back

I have lived most of my emotional and spiritual life with a heart condition. Because I have lived cautious and afraid, holding back my heart because of what it might cost, or require of me. Or fearing (running from) my ...
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Living Intentionally and Fully Alive

Living intentionally and fully alive—from a place of groundedness, being at home in our own skin—is not a technique. Nor is it a kind of mental Rubik’s cube, to be solved. There is no list. But if we demand one, ...
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