The older I get, I’m learning a light touch is better than a hammer. Especially when it comes to matters of the heart and how I relate to others. Approaching difficult situations by sheer willpower fails me and I believe there must be a Higher Power which helps me. I think of that power as the grace of God.
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Lets thank our Creator in advance for a beautiful day.
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How does it make you feel when someone tells you how special you are? Let’s tell our Creator and sing praises to him today!
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Are you searching for meaning, your calling?
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Doesn’t it feel good when someone blesses you? Let this be the season where we praise God’s goodness where we speak blessings to Our Lord.
Blessed are you, Lord God:
Blessed are you for ever.
Holy is your name:
Blessed are you for ever.
Great is your mercy for your people:
Blessed are you for ever.
Amen!
Let this be the season where we praise God’s goodness and adore the King of the universe.
You are holy, Lord, the only God,
and Your deeds are wonderful.
You are strong.
You are great.
You are the Most High.
You are Almighty.
You, Holy Father are King of heaven and earth.
You are Three and One, Lord God, all Good.
You are Good, all Good, supreme Good, Lord God, living and true.
You are love. You are wisdom.
You are humility. You are endurance.
You are rest. You are peace.
You are joy and gladness.
You are justice and moderation.
You are all our riches, and You suffice for us.
You are beauty.
You are gentleness.
You are our protector.
You are our guardian and defender.
You are our courage. You are our haven and our hope.
You are our faith, our great consolation.
You are our eternal life, Great and Wonderful Lord,
God Almighty, Merciful Savior.
Amen.
St. Francis of Assisi
We have difficulty understanding God’s omnipotence and omniscience respects our freedom. In the core of our being we remain free to accept or reject God’s action in our lives. This includes the level of its intensity. God wants us to accept him with all our ‘heart, soul, mind, and strength’—in other words, as intensely as possible. But he also knows that we are burdened with selfishness and have evil and impure tendencies, so it takes a great effort on our part to correspond to his grace.
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We can only see the world through the lens of what we know at the time. To one person, a sign points one way and a vastly different direction to another. How might we modern believers become signs pointing to Christ amidst so many competing worldviews? It’s complicated, but part of the answer is joining creation as a witness to the good news.
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As we praise God for giving us life, for the wonder and beauty of our world, and for all the many blessings we enjoy, we open ourselves up to praise God for all the wonders of creation. This form of prayer encourages bodily expression, such as standing with arms raised or dancing.
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Smitten With Goodness 