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  • Overflows with praise at your word
    August 15, 2019

    Overflows with praise at your word

    My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me. —Psalm 63:8 Faith is a country of darkness into which we venture because we love and believe in the Beloved, who is beyond all reasoning, all understanding, all comprehension. —Bonnie Thurston,...

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  • The Holy Spirit Among Us
    August 14, 2019

    The Holy Spirit Among Us

    Those who walk blamelessly, and do what is right, and speak the truth from their heart; who do not slander with their tongue, and do no evil to their friends, nor take up a reproach against their neighbors;  . ....

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  • The simplicity of children
    August 13, 2019

    The simplicity of children

    And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.     Psalm 9:10 My soul, if you have anything to say today, do not say it to me.I cannot...

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  • Your favor as with a shield
    August 12, 2019

    Your favor as with a shield

    O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I plead my case to you, and watch. For you bless the righteous, O Lord; you cover them with your favor as with a shield.   Psalm 5:3, 12 When...

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  • Feast of Laurence, Deacon & Martyr
    August 10, 2019

    Feast of Laurence, Deacon & Martyr

    I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness; for you have exalted your name and your word above everything. —Psalm 138:2 The Eucharistic liturgy commemorates the way Jesus gathered...

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  • Like a parched land...
    August 9, 2019

    Like a parched land...

    I spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land. Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to...

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  • Flowering Life
    August 8, 2019

    Flowering Life

    The Lord has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations. —Psalm 98:2 Eternal life, the risen life, is but the full flowering of a life that already exists within us. —Alan Schreck, The Gift—Discovering the Holy Spirit in the Catholic...

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  • I sing for joy!
    August 7, 2019

    I sing for joy!

    For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord; I sing for joy at what your hands have done. How great are your works, Lord, how profound your thoughts! Senseless people do not know, fools do not understand. —Psalm 92:4–6                                                                                                           We discover the unity of Scripture...

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  • The Glory due His name
    August 6, 2019

    The Glory due His name

    Blessed is the man whose help is from thee: in his heart he hath disposed to ascend by steps, In the vale of tears, in the place which he hath set. —Psalm 84:5–6 I sometimes wonder how it came about that...

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