Minute Meditations
‘Do Not Be Disheartened’
Always bear in mind as a safe general rule that while God tries us by his crosses and sufferings, he always leaves us a glimmer of light by which we continue to have great trust in him and to recognize his immense goodness. I urge you, therefore, not to be entirely disheartened in the face of the cross…heaven bestows on you, but to continue to have boundless confidence in the divine mercy.
St. Francis, Spirit-Filled
Francis no longer saw his body as something apart from him. He was his body; the spirit and body were one. He was one person.
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Spread Joy Far and Wide
Like love itself, joyful generosity is measured not by how much we give out, but by how little we hold back.
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To Live Like St. Francis
St. Francis was a heartfelt ally to everything and everyone around him.
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‘Not Me, but God’
And the miracles, all of them, move forward, as miracles do, and this new one, a boy who believed, who chronicled miracles about holy bread.
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Be Bold in Your Love for God
How great must have been Saint Francis’ reverence for God’s name and God’s love!
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Reverence for the Word
Again and again, Saint Francis admonishes us to hold reverently the words of God which hold God himself in their mystery.
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