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As wind blows and snow flies in the ‘peg, take a moment, close your eyes and listen for the Holy’s ever-present whisper on this Lenten day
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From wind-blown snow to Prairie Blue Sun-filled skies! Where have you seen an unexpected gift today
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Take a moment today in the ‘peg, close your eyes, face to the sun, take a deep breath & open yourself to the possibility of Holy Mystery
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May each choice you make today be an active prayer of compassion!
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Is today that day? You know the one where you finally take that deep breath & walk through that door that’s been ajar & beckoning …
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No matter what you hear in the media – you are a gift of God! Name it! Claim it! Live it
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Maybe it’s not us vs them/for us vs against us/right or wrong. Maybe it’s what’s the best informed choice, instead of unspoken assumptions?
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As the thaw arrives & sun shines in the ‘peg, may you let go of patterns & choices keeping you from recognising the gift you are. Shine on!
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Sunday is shiny in the ‘peg. May you take in that light & share it in the dark places you encounter as you journey on!
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Grief & Joy, Health & Illness, Suffering & Celebration r intimate parts of our journey. How do u hold on to the light when it seems absent?
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Time to write that letter? Make that phone call? An apology? I love you? Or perhaps it’s just a conversation that begins, “Hey God …”
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Do u believe everything you hear? Do u distrust everything you hear? Does the way u hear reinforce assumptions or open u up to questions?
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As you endeavour to be a Christian Disciple, when a law is made, is unjust & causes harm, how do you understand you are called to respond?
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May those who find this sun & warmth in the ‘peg a burden & weight, may u experience care/compassion to which u r entitled as a Child of God
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In the North End? St. Boniface? Lindenwoods? Take a moment, close your eyes & breathe deeply … open your eyes & what beauty is before you?
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Are you the hero of your own story? If so, what does that mean for those of us who, you feel, have hurt you?
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If you always do, what you’ve always done, you’ll always get, what you always got. Is that what you actually want?
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Do I encounter the person you are or the one whom you long to be? When your eyes lookout from your soul, have you embraced the gift you are?
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To doubt or be confused is not an indictment of failure or something to be judged. It just means you’re like the rest of us: human!
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Notwithstanding the depth of your doubts, foundation of your faith, may your decisions come from a place of compassion grounded in humility
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It’s not those who r ‘against us’ about whom we should be concerned, but those who dress fear in love & teach hatred. Stay awake, Speak out!
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Walking on Portage today? Maybe @ a park in St. B? Biking in Transcona? See with eyes of wonder: there’s beauty everywhere!
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We are on the threshold of Holy Week. May we hold each other with care & tenderness as we walk into the darkness
Your reflections are most welcome!