Inspiration

Walking the Path

Reflections for contemplative living

We are called to walk the path of Jesus. There is no gray in what we are to do. It’s clear that we are instructed by Jesus to “follow him.”  When we do, we are shown the path of life which leads us to peace and joy.  Through our faith, we begin to understand what it means to love, beauty and goodness in its full state.

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Center of the Universe 

Reflections for contemplative living

The first step of the spiritual life is humility, a concept most of us have difficulty understanding. True humility is seeing the world as it really is and not how we wish it to be. It means coming to understand the true center of the universe, and it is not me.

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Humility is the Way

Reflections for contemplative living

Humility is the way to meaningful connection. We experience a wonderful transformation in our attitude each time we, with God’s help, suppress our ego and ask for God’s blessings on someone we envy, fear, worry about or simply don’t like. Any action we take out of genuine concern for someone else’s well-being will heighten our own – many times over.

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What Do You Believe?

Reflections of contemplative living

A person must believe in something in order to know anything about God.  Do you seek to understand in order to believe or do you believe in order to understand? In this Easter season, we just witnessed belief and understanding in the Passion.  

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The Prayer of Letting Go

Reflections for contemplative living

For most of us, it’s hard to let go of the people we love.  We want the best for them and we’ve spent years trying to coach them. We’ve worried over their plights and relished their successes. We wonder how that can be wrong.

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Hope in the Darkness

Reflections for contemplative living

We live in a world where we find uncertainty around most every corner we turn.  Even with faith and a firm foundation, it can be a dark and depressing place.  For those who struggle with mental illness, a thread of hope can be the difference between life and death. 

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