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“Pray without ceasing.”  St. Paul “That we should establish in ourselves a sense of God’s Presence, by continually conversing with Him.”  Brother Lawrence “I am praying for you.” “I’ll be keeping you in my prayers.” These sentiments about prayer are quite common.  We here them all the time.  We’ve been on both the receiving and…

“The longest journey one can ever take is the distance from the head to the heart.” “God dwells within you, within every cell of your being.  Seek Him there, in the depths of your own heart.”  St. Teresa of Avila We’ve all heard it said that life is about the journey, not the destination.  I…

“The Mystery of Godliness is Great.”  St. Paul “Something breaks suddenly into our lives and upsets the normal pattern and we have to begin to adjust ourselves to a new kind of existence.”  Bede Griffiths As a junior in college, I was given an assignment, as part of a sociology class in gerontology, to regularly…

“A father holds his child’s hand for a short time, but a daddy holds their heart forever.” “Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.”  Proverbs On Monday of this past week my day began by holding my newest granddaughter.  Like me she woke up early.  Having…

“For everything there is an appointed time.”  Ecclesiastes “In the fullness of time, God sent his Son.”  Galatians 4 “Time is an illusion.”  Einstein “How much time do you have?” “What time is it?” “Do you have the time?” “Can you make time?” Time.  It is an obsession.  We order our lives around time.  It…

“And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day.” Genesis 3 “A human being is part of the whole, called by us ‘Universe’; a part limited in time and space.  One experiences oneself as someone separated from the rest—a kind of optical delusion of one’s…

“For everything, there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.” Ecclesiastes “Nature is the direct expression of the divine imagination.” John O’Donahue As May bids her farewell, she warmly introduces the month of June, the time of the summer solstice, sunshine that births long days that allow us to languishing in pleasant…

“You died, and your life is now hidden with Christ.”  Colossians 3 “In order for your new life to be born, your old one has to die.”  The birth of my newest grandchild, Zoey, has me thinking a lot about life this week.  The name “Zoey” means life.  Looking at this little newborn is an…

“Woman, behold your son . . . Son, behold your mother.”   -The Gospel of St. John, chapter Nineteen Mother’s Day.  For some women it is a wonderful time to be showered with gifts, cards, and attention . . . and maybe breakfast in bed or dinner out.  And for some children, regardless of age, it’s…

“If you’re content with being yourself, you will become more than yourself.”  Luke 8:14 (The Message) “You served as a midwife, and you brought babies into the world.  You nurtured children and you clothed those in need.”  The Troparion of Matuschka Olga “Matuschka Olga?  I thought we were talking about Mary Magdalene?”  Well, we were and are. …