Minute Meditations
Essential Sustenance
For Francis, prayer was essential sustenance. His guide was Jesus himself, who invites us to engage in deep dialogue with God
Christ’s Abiding Presence
The purpose of Saint Clare's contemplative prayer is to draw as close as she can to God incarnate and discover her own unity with God.
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Creation Exalts the Creator
We can learn from creation how to love and praise our common Creator, and we can use our voices to speak on behalf of all that is created.
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The Poetry of Earth
Saint Francis was foremost a follower of Jesus, but he recognized and loved God’s work in creation.
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Nothing to Protect
Compassion flourishes when we have nothing to protect and everything to share.
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Your Life Belongs to God
Trust in God requires not the felt experience of God but the handing over of one’s life to God in darkness and silence, realizing that one’s life is not one’s own but belongs entirely to God.
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In the Waiting
When God works upon us, then the real working of our lives is in the waiting.
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