How does awareness help us understand suffering?

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Today’s post is another one of Fr. Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditations. In this one he talks about how our suffering is the same as everybody else, and that of Jesus on the cross, and not separate from … [Read more...]

Philosophy of Life

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Do you have a philosophy of life? I imagine many of my readers on this blog will have a philosophy that they try to live by; probably many will be be couched in Christian terms. That's certainly been the … [Read more...]

The Trials of Life

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How are you managing with the trials of living in today's world? In this post from Lou Tice at the Winners Circle he talks about the various trials we face in different stage's of our lives. I once … [Read more...]

What pain in my life needs God’s love and transformation today?

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Today's post from Fr. Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditations spoke to me at a very deep level -- quite possibly because I have so much pain in my life just now (I'm still having a really tough time with my … [Read more...]

How have I seen God use pain for good in my life?

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A couple of week's ago, I posted something from Fr. Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditations that had really struck a chord with me. Today, I want to post another one. This actually dropped into my inbox on … [Read more...]

You know our struggle to serve you

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Regular readers of this blog will know that I struggle quite a bit with my health. And anyone that read last Sunday's reflection on the Collect will know that it has been particularly bad recently. Sadly, … [Read more...]

Give us insight to discern your will for us

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Over the last few weeks, my health, which is never good, has been particularly unstable. And, in fact, the last couple of weeks it has been really poor. I've been getting a lot of pain, which has frequently … [Read more...]

Beliefs about Oneself

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Do you view yourself in a positive or a negative way? In this post from Lou Tice at the Winners Circle he talks about where the negative beliefs so many of us hold about ourselves may have come from. And, … [Read more...]

It’s Your Choice

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How do you choose to live your life? In this post from Lou Tice at the Winners Circle he reminds us that it is our choice to make -- whether we'll choose to live our lives in a positive or a negative manner. If … [Read more...]

Grew closer to you in the desert

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Have you ever spent time in the desert? The closest I've come to spending time in a physical desert, is when we've had occasional water shortages here in England -- which are as nothing in comparison to … [Read more...]