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Today, ponder these uplifting lyrics: “O, the deep, deep love of Jesus/Vast unmeasured, boundless, free/Rolling as a mighty ocean/in its fullness over me.”
Do not be in doubt about receiving divine assistance, and do not lean on yourself to deal with these multiple afflictions that constantly surround you.
It is easy some days for our minds to race with thoughts, doubts, ideas, and anxieties and lose touch with our hearts in the process.
“You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you” (Psalm 128:2).
Choosing to reframe or not focus on negative experiences gives them less power. Savoring positive memories magnifies them.
Let your whole life be spent in self-surrender, in prayer, in work, in humility, in giving thanks to our good God.
Today, I will welcome growing things, unexpected events, new people–even when they are uninvited.
God can come through our locked doors, stand inside our fear and paralysis, and breathe out peace.
A Navajo (Dine) blessing prayer affirms, “With beauty all around me, I walk.” We can experience beauty wherever we are.
Clare often called herself the “little plant of St. Francis.” And while St. Francis may have helped start her growth, she certainly did most of the growing and spreading on her own.
