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A Bold Move
We finally made it safely inside. Looking out the large windows of the storefront, we could see the baseball size hail hit the asphalt in the parking lot and cars pulling up onto the covered sidewalk. Suddenly a young worker shouted, “ Move back; it’s not safe to be that…
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More Listening
“Once you meet with God, you’ll discover something amazing. You’ll find out He does more than just listen to you; He has a plan; plans to prosper you, give you hope, and always shed light on your great future. But to know these plans you have to stop and listen.”…
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Listening
“God speaks in the silence of the heart.” Mother Theresa For most of my life, praying was all about asking God to intervene in circumstances or reciting the prayers I learned as a child in Catholic School. It was more of a monologue than a dialogue. I was in my…
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The Space Between
“Music is the space between the notes.” Claude Debussy It’s so true! The beauty is in the spaces between the notes, in the momentary gaps between thoughts and in the space we create when we stop between activities and take time to just be. “The music is not in the…
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Yielded and Still
This weekend during the worship service at church I was reminded of a favorite hymn with lyrics by Adelaide Pollard: Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!Thou art the Potter, I am the clay.Mold me and make me after Thy will,While I am waiting, yielded and still. Have…
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Present Perfect
“There is a saying … Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That’s why they call it the present.” Master Oogway, Kung fu panda Simple things we do every day can become reminders to be still and connect with God’s presence in the now. One…
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Stillness
by Father Thomas Keating Our true nature is stillness, The Source from which we come. It manifests itself within us As a rising tide of silence. A flowing stream of peacefulness, a limitless ocean of calm, Or just sheer stillness. The deep listening of pure contemplation Is the path to…
Be Still and Grow 