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Gratefulness
Grateful in the moment.
I don’t know anyone who does not see the injustice of our legal system. My prayers today are for all the business people who were innocently victimized by unnecessary vandalism. The police, 99.9% of whom are well-intended people. They awaken every day to maintain civility for all. They come to our aid, often putting their lives on the line in the process. It is time for action but never at a cost of peace and love.
I enjoy the comfort of knowing got all of humanity call of nature around me and support me. Same time it inspires me to stand tall in times of trial and look for opportunities to help others. In all of this, I am reminded that by myself I can do so little but with God nothing is impossible. I offer my prayers and share my love particularly with all of those who offer their Reflections today.
The needs of others. Whether observed by my own witness or if approached by someone in need. St Francis said it best:
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace Where there is hatred, let me sow love Where there is injury, pardon Where there is doubt, faith Where there is despair, hope Where there is darkness, light And where there is sadness, joy
O Divine Master, grant that I may Not so much seek to be consoled as to console To b...
O Divine Master, grant that I may Not so much seek to be consoled as to console To be understood, as to understand To be loved, as to love For it is in giving that we receive And it’s in pardoning that we are pardoned And it’s in dying that we are born to Eternal Life Amen
To trust that God has given and will continue to give. In appreciation for God’s generosity to always be looking for opportunities to give back.
My body is teaching me all the more to count my blessings, to be grateful for my overall good health. It’s telling me to slow down, calm down and count your blessings
The mysterious sense of God brought about by an an early foggy morning reflection.
By looking for ways to do for others everyday. If not in action, then in prayer
I am in a state of health whereby I have no control. I am afraid, often fealing defeated but I now recognize that my fear is a lack of trust. This is the purification I have needed to find the fruits of the Holy Spirit that have illuded me up to now.
Learn to trust God
I slow down to enjoy the moment because I know there will be enough time to do what is important.
When I shift my focus from me to we my problems seem so much smaller in the grand scheme of things.
I am going to put Stop/Look/Go into practice throughout the day today to force me to slow down and smell the roses.
It has been quite some time since I have had a sense of personal accomplishment in my life. How to differentiate between acceptance that this is where God wants me to be in my life or how to move toward my own desires.
The possibility for hope to reenter my life as a positive influence.
We move from discontent to contentment. A daily battle for me is to trust in God. I am beginning to see that when we do, we can drink from the eternal spring of hope. It all starts with trust, then moves to gratitude.
I found this under my mindfulness meditation this morning: “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”
Thank you to all of you for sharing the beauty in your lives for which you are grateful.
I am discovering that the more present I am in the current moment, tge more aware I becone of all tge blessings in my life.
Kevin,
I am about two months new to the practice. Your daily posts are where I frequently start my day and I want you to know that I find your insights very enlightening. I was never a poetry reader but I have found when I am under duress, instead of immediately reaching out to pray on it, I listen to an Audible book of T.S. Elliot poetry narrated by Jeremy Irons. I am a singer, so I appreciate good lyrics but in the simple spoken word, I don’t think I have ever appreciated t...
I am about two months new to the practice. Your daily posts are where I frequently start my day and I want you to know that I find your insights very enlightening. I was never a poetry reader but I have found when I am under duress, instead of immediately reaching out to pray on it, I listen to an Audible book of T.S. Elliot poetry narrated by Jeremy Irons. I am a singer, so I appreciate good lyrics but in the simple spoken word, I don’t think I have ever appreciated the healing, beauty of poetry until I stated practicing Gratefulness. It is helping me to accept my limitations. In my religious tradition (Brother David’s), we are taught that at times when we cannot help ourselves or we feel helpless, it is a time to pray for others Through that prayer, we are given the Grace to overcome or gratefully accept our physical, mental or emotional state. By trusting with great confidence that where we are is where God wants us to be and he only wants the best for us. You know the old saying, “No pain, no (spiritual) gain.”. Blessing and Peace. You are in my prayers today.
That you fire your inspiration Rita. My current challenge is how do I find what that is when I don’t know myself?
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