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Reflect Love heals wounds and brings us closer to establishing the kingdom of God. But much stands in our way, despite our best efforts. Lord, hear our prayer for more love in our world. Pray Dear God,Time and again, you ...

Reflect It takes trust—and often patience—to discern God’s plan for us. Zélie Guerin (1831-1877) initially believed she was called to be a woman religious, but poor health closed that door. She was a successful lacemaker when she met Louis Martin, ...

Reflect One of the recurrent messages the Gospels is the blindness of the world, perhaps even the unwillingness of the worldly to open their eyes and truly see. Echoing the prophets, Jesus cries out against those who have closed their ...

Reflect The way we see others is determined by the lens through which we look. Maybe our own limitations and biases cloud the picture. Perhaps a previous experience shades this one, or the other person is influenced by some other ...

Reflect Caught in a fierce storm on the Sea of Galilee, the disciples are panic-stricken until they remember that Jesus is in the boat with them. Although I suspect that the storm continued for a while before Jesus calmed the ...

Reflect Reflect on the opening of Psalm 42, “As the deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for you.” What do you picture when you read these lines?  Pray Today I recognize the beauty: the truth that I ...