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Standing Up for Mama
But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. // 2 Thessalonians 2:16-3:3 I was in a myriad of Facebook mom groups when...
Go Up and Pray
Jesus went up to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. // Luke 6:12 I fall in and out of the habit of intentionally...
A Heart Ready to Give
Refuse no one the good in which he has a claim when it is in your power to do it for him. Say not to your neighbor, ‘Go and come...
Hand Over the Caboodle
“This is my chosen Son; listen to him.” // Luke 9:35 Recently a majority of my prayer has felt like the refrain from the hymn “Transfigure Us, O Lord” where...
A Side of Pigs in a Blanket
At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like a sheep without a shepherd. // Matthew 9:36 It...
The Mess Is Our Invitation to Remain
"Remain in me, as I remain in you, says the Lord; whoever remains in me will bear much fruit." // John 15:4a, 5b I had just wrapped the towel on...
Our Longing Is from Him
I long to see your face, O Lord. // Responsorial Psalm 27:8b As I was finding my place in the confessional line the weekend before Holy Week, I was comforted...
Return His Goodness
How shall I make a return to the Lord for all the good he has done for me? // Responsorial Psalm He laid there with a complete awareness of his...
The Stones We Throw
So they picked up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid and went out of the temple area. // John 8:59 I was in my last year of undergrad...
Return With Your Whole Heart
Even now, says the LORD, return to me with your whole heart, for I am gracious and merciful. // Joel 2:12 Today’s readings are so abundant I wasn’t sure where...
Trade Scrolling for Obedience
“If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed than with two hands to go into Gehenna, into the...
Stretch Out Your Hand to Love
“Looking around at them with anger and grieved at their hardness of heart, Jesus said to the man, ‘Stretch out your hand.’ He stretched it out and his hand was...
