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No Work On Sunday

No Work On Sunday

“For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” // Matthew 12:8 “Mom,” my teenage son asked, “aren’t we supposed to rest and not work on Sunday?” I could...
July 18, 2024
Rest In Him

Rest In Him

“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.”  // Matthew 11:28  I walk a dusty old path full of towering oaks and...
July 17, 2024
Getting To Know The Father

Getting To Know The Father

“[ . . . ] and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.” // Matthew 11:27 I couldn’t wrap my...
July 16, 2024
Practicing Meekness

Practicing Meekness

Take care you remain tranquil and do not fear; let not your courage fail. // Isaiah 7:4 My heart was smoldering, offended and angry at the words that had been...
July 15, 2024
Carrying Love’s Cross

Carrying Love’s Cross

“Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does...
July 14, 2024
Letting Go of Control

Letting Go of Control

He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick—no food, no sack, no money in their belts. // Mark 6:8 I listened to my friend and...
July 13, 2024
Truthful Insults

Truthful Insults

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of God rests upon you. // 1 Peter 4:14  I was voted the next Mother...
July 12, 2024
Speaking With the Help of the Holy Spirit

Speaking With the Help of the Holy Spirit

“[D]o not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say. You will be given at that moment what you are to say.” // Matthew 10:19  I...
July 11, 2024
Particular Provision

Particular Provision

I drew them with human cords, with bands of love; I fostered them like one who raises an infant to his cheeks. // Hosea 11:4 Saint Benedict, whose feast day...
July 10, 2024
Not Just A Pretty Face - Blessed Is She

Not Just A Pretty Face

Seek always the face of the Lord. // Psalm 105:4b “You’re really pretty—stunning, actually.”  The statement surprised me as much as the person making it. But as I exited the...
July 09, 2024
Freedom From Thrift Store Idols - Blessed Is She

Freedom From Thrift Store Idols

Jesus went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness. At the sight of the...
July 08, 2024
A Simple Touch - Blessed Is She

A Simple Touch

When the crowd was put out, he came and took her by the hand, and the little girl arose. // Matthew 9:25 When I think of many long nights when...
July 07, 2024