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Even In Chaos

 

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In The Heart Of My Heart

Reflection for Thursday, March 22 (Day 26 of Lent) Not just in my heart but in the secret space it holds. In the heart of my heart. In the place where I am myself. In the space that I protect … Continue reading

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Blessing The Body

This blessing takes one look at you and all it can say is holy. Holy hands. Holy face. Holy feet. Holy everything in between. Holy even in pain. Holy even when weary. In brokenness, holy. In shame, holy still. Holy … Continue reading

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Touched By An Angel

We, unaccustomed to courage exiles from delight live coiled in shells of loneliness until love leaves its high holy temple and comes into our sight to liberate us into life. Love arrives and in its train come ecstasies old memories … Continue reading

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Blessing The Dust

All those days you felt like dust, like dirt, as if all you had to do was turn your face toward the wind and be scattered to the four corners or swept away by the smallest breath as insubstantial— did … Continue reading

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God Is Here God Is Here God Is Here

God has been so close to me, so present these last weeks. If you’ve read my last posts, you’ll have seen that I’m having a really hard time with my family. And God is here, so close, so near to … Continue reading

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With Yourself/ First

Rupi Kaur

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O Tell Me The Truth About Love

Some say love’s a little boy,  And some say it’s a bird,  Some say it makes the world go round, Some say that’s absurd,  And when I asked the man next door,  Who looked as if he knew,  His wife … Continue reading

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For Those Who Have Far To Travel

If you could see the journey whole, you might never undertake it, might never dare the first step that propels you from the place you have known toward the place you know not. Call it one of the mercies of … Continue reading

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You Deserve

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