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POINT TO PONDER
“Be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger.”
–James 1:19
The Evil One seduces humanity to disorder and revolution, but he never has the last word. Dialing back confrontation is doable. One can say, ‘Did I hear you say?’ Or one can ask to clarify the opposite anger. Nothing is impossible with God.
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A THOUGHT AND MEDITATION
“Every house is founded by someone, but the founder of all is God.”
–Hebrews 3:4
Don’t you find this thought to be reassuring? I do.
Each of us is given a spiritual house to build and live in and to hand on to our next generation. What will your house be like?
“If the Lord does not build the house, in vain do its builders labor.”
–Psalm 127
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A SENTENCE AND HAIKU
“There might not be so much of a difference between the side of Light and the side of Dark as you suppose. After all, without the Dark there is nothing for the Light to burn away.”
–Cassandra Clare
HAIKU
Keep pushing the dark
Let your light shine very bright
Raise an Alleluia!
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AFFIRMATION
Let’s begin this first week of August with a good affirmation.
“I am nothing;
I am but an instrument,
A tiny pencil in the hands of the Lord
With which he writes what he likes.
However imperfect we are,
He writes
Beautifully.”
–Mother Teresa
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GOOD SUNDAY AFFIRMATION
This age is crazy as the Evil One encroaches upon humanity, yet the Spirit reminds to:
“Be still, and know that I am God.” –Psalm 46:10
We pray and gather
our mix of fears, despair and sorrow, yet with hope
so goodly life can be and we dare to lean on you
French spiritual author, Father Jean d’Elbee gave retreats saying:
“Jesus takes our sins upon himself and we make his merits our own.”
At that, a retreatant replied, “My sins on him, his blood on me.”
Bless you this first Sunday in August
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A SENTENCE AND HAIKU
As August summer wanes, the Milky Way can best be seen near midnight.
“In living in God’s Providence, “nothing is good for nothing.”
–Jeremiah 13:1-11
