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Love Me More

Love Me More

Do you love me more than these? // John 21:15 I flopped onto the couch after another day where the minutes melted into hours. I was spent. But I was...
May 16, 2024
We Are In Him And He Is In Us

We Are In Him And He Is In Us

“I pray not only for these, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in...
May 15, 2024
That Soft-Launch Panic

That Soft-Launch Panic

“They do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world. Consecrate them in the truth. Your word is truth. As you sent me into the world, so I sent them...
May 14, 2024
When We Have To Wait

When We Have To Wait

“Remain in my love.” // John 15:9 I held my breath and waited for the teams to be announced. There was a ministry project I really wanted to work on,...
May 13, 2024
Our Lady of Fatima, Be A Mother To Me Now

Our Lady of Fatima, Be A Mother To Me Now

“Blessed are you, holy Virgin Mary, deserving of all praise; from you rose the sun of justice, Christ our God.” //  Alleluia Verse (from Memorial of Our Lady of Fatima) ...
May 12, 2024
The Proof Is In The Promise

The Proof Is In The Promise

He presented himself alive to them by many proofs after he had suffered. // Acts 1:3 (Reading from the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord)  I saw him so...
May 11, 2024
The Call To Be A Church Lady

The Call To Be A Church Lady

[Apollos] began to speak boldly in the synagogue; but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the Way of God more accurately. //...
May 10, 2024
We Lepers

We Lepers

"Do not be afraid. Go on speaking, and do not be silent, for I am with you. No one will attack and harm you, for I have many people in...
May 09, 2024
The Witness of the Hidden Life

The Witness of the Hidden Life

But they went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through accompanying signs. // Mark 16:20 (From the Gospel for the Solemnity of the Ascension) It...
May 08, 2024
Jesus Is Always Trending

Jesus Is Always Trending

“What therefore you unknowingly worship, I proclaim to you.” // Acts 17:23 For more than forty years I’ve ministered to young women, and I’ve witnessed the rise and fall of...
May 07, 2024
Your Mighty Hand Saves

Your Mighty Hand Saves

When I called, you answered me; you built up strength within me. [ . . . ] Your right hand saves me, O Lord. // Psalm 138:3, 7 A few years...
May 06, 2024
A Personal Invitation

A Personal Invitation

"If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my home," and she prevailed on us. // Acts 16:15 We had just finished dinner together, and...
May 05, 2024