My
kitchen
is my space
my safe haven
my place of comfort.
When family gathers
it comes alive with laughter
as we prepare feasts together.
My creativity is inspired.
Here, both my body and my soul are fed.
LENT
February 21, 2018
To do
or not to do.
Excuses, not reasons
make decisions temporary.
I am unwilling to meet them head on.
Procrastination is easy.
Deciding to decide
is just too hard
to do.
LENT
February 19, 2018
To
live for
the spirit
and not the flesh
is God’s hope for us.
To hear the call of Christ.
To speak the language of love.
To feel the pain of denial.
To see the needs of those around us.
To taste the fruits of the Holy Spirit.
LENT
February 18, 2018
To live
takes great courage,
waking up every day
with gratitude and thanksgiving
not knowing whether our faith will be met
by great joys or by grave sorrows.
God’s love and grace gives us
refuge and strength
to live.
LENT
February 17, 2018
Lent
calls us
to prayer
with intention.
It can be silent.
Go to your room and pray.
Put down the cares of the world.
No one but God needs to hear you.
Quiet your mind and open your heart.
Pray to your Father who is in secret.
LENT
February 16, 2018
Ashes
on our foreheads
remind us that our lives
are a gift from our Creator.
We are dust and to dust we shall return.
By offering ourselves to God
in loving service, we
become living
ashes.
LENT
February 15, 2018
Lent
is time
to walk in
the wilderness,
wrestling with demons
which tempt and distract me;
praying contemplatively
about ministries calling me
to service which I have failed to hear.
Christ is the path out of the wilderness.
LENT
February 14, 2018
I
believe
God places
certain people
in my path, angels
who guide me in facing
difficult situations.
Their experiences show me
how to gracefully extend my reach
to embrace the challenges in my life.
EPIPHANY
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Anger
walks in, pushing
aside everything else,
making itself at home like stains
on a rug right by the front door where you
wipe your muddy shoes every day.
Soon, you’ve forgotten how
to live without
anger.
EPIPHANY
February 12, 2018
Manners.
Simple gestures
like opening a door,
saying “yes, please” and then, “thank you”,
knowing when to speak or to be silent,
are expected less and instead
silencing your cell phone
exemplifies
manners.
EPIPHANY
February 11, 2018
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