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St. Francis of Assisi often prayed this little prayer which helped him put everything in his life into perspective: “Who are you, O Lord, and who am I?”
It’s hard to love a person or people you will never meet, but donating to a charity that helps those in need in places you may never be able to travel to is one way to do just that.
Is prayer multiple times a day for everyone? I don’t know. Nor do I know whether it is, in fact, even possible for everyone to
People often describe some majestic natural sight as proof of the existence of God: the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls, a giant sequoia tree, a total eclipse, a simple sunset.
Prayer is being consciously in God’s presence, focusing our eyes on God, on who God is.
Francis had noticed that when he went begging, few people looked into his eyes. They seemed always to avoid eye contact, either from embarrassment or fear or contempt.
It’s easy to chase after mountaintop moments—big conversions, deep retreats, life-changing revelations. But most of life happens on the plains, in the quiet repetition of ordinary days.
Racism is a deeply rooted malady in every society in the world and must be uprooted with intentionality and awareness. May this prayer aid you in your anti-racism work to be a better disciple of Jesus.
Love simply must expand, radiating its light and warmth in all directions. The happier we are, the more we want to tell others, to share our happiness with them.
Whenever we have serious conflict in our relationships with family, friends, or coworkers, it’s tempting to demonize the other person or even sever the relationship. Even in the best relationships, however, there are moments of rupture.
