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A MORNING PRAYER Our Father, Encompass me with joy, for weeping gathers all its gloom against me. Encompass me with love, for the world’s a hating place at times. Encompass me with summer, for there is too much ice in secularity. Encompass me with good news, for the days overwhelm the soul with negativity. Encompass…

Lord of all Wisdom,   We thank you for your Word, Jesus Christ. Illumine our minds and bodies by that Word so that we might see every part of your creation as a reflection of your glory.   In particular help us not miss the small and contingent rocks, plants and animals in which children…

God sent a present into the world, the gift of a loving presence named Jesus. The gospel stories indicate that Jesus gave few material things to people. What he gave most was his personal presence, gifts that were treasure of the heart: belief in self, inner healing, peace of mind, compassion, forgiveness, dignity and justice.…

The rare moment is not the moment when there is something worth looking at, but the moment when we are capable of seeing.    Joseph Wood Krutch, The Desert Year