We are called to have childlike faith. To achieve this, I give you one piece of advice, pray.
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Category: Be Smitten
Topics of inspiration, celebration of God’s love in ourself and others.
Discovery
God, Your breath created me and all of creation. A breath that continues to this very day, bringing healing and hope to this moment. A breath that is woven into future generations. A Breath that is shared by ALL.
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This year I need to slow down, build some resilience, and continue to turn to what’s important. It’s so easy for me to default to busyness and the hustle to prove my worth. I’m observing that this is a sign for me to stop and step up my contemplative practice.
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Happy New Year! It’s a new year, a new day, and a fresh start for new beginnings. A time for a new mindset and waking up to what’s real. A time to focus on the wholeness of relationships with God, with myself, and with others, living integrated in body, mind, and spirit. Living a contemplative life of meaning.
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Preparing Your Heart for Christ – The Wise Men Perspective
It is the beginning of Advent. A time when we decorate our homes, shop for the perfect presents, and celebrate the season just as the world says we should. It is too easy to be distracted and lose sight of the true reason behind the season.
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Celebrating A Year of Being Smitten with Goodness
It was important to me that Smitten with Goodness launched last year on All Saints Day. Because saints love God and they love what is good, I felt putting this stake in the ground would be a guiding force for the journey. When we show up and say “Yes” to God, He uses us to touch lives, bring His love to the world, and walk the path of holiness and sainthood.
Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God. Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love.
1 John 4:7-8
The definition of Smitten with Goodness is being struck by strong feelings of attraction in the direction of being good, holy, and pure. We fall in love with the good. We are smitten, deeply affected, or infatuated with goodness or godliness. A state of being free from guilt and sin, it is being in the presence and flow of pure love.
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When crisis hits, how well do you react? Are you able to manage emotional distress? In a culture where we avoid suffering at all costs, how well are you prepared when you lose a job, get divorced, have a child struggling for life, or see your husband battling to regain health? Having been through these things, it is by God’s grace and Mother Mary’s example I haven’t cracked.
Continue reading “A Role Model for Hard Times and Suffering”There is Something About Mary Series – Obtaining God’s Promises
Ponder: Do you need a little help trusting God’s promises? The gift of the rosary can help.
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