Monthly Archives: February 2015

Dust To Dust

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Spirit Moments

Today is the beginning of the lenten Season, not only for Catholics but for all peoples of the Cross. I know that there but for the grace of God, I would have remained but a clump of dust and mud, … Continue reading →

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Praying and Understanding

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Spirit Moments

I have always been kind of dense, slow to understand. I have eyes but do not see. I have ears but do not hear. And as I advance in years, I feel it getting worse. I have often hurt people … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Sign

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Spirit Moments

I shall not tempt the Lord and ask for a sign from heaven. Instead, I shall offer Him a sacrifice and a song of praise. Life is a great gift. I cannot even start to fathom why I was given this … Continue reading →

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Make Me

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Spirit Moments

Photo courtesy of Lick Observatory, © Laurie Hatch A leper came to Jesus and begged, “If you wish you can make me clean.” Moved with pity, Jesus touched him and said, “I do will it. Be made clean.” And so it is that … Continue reading →

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The Miracle of Love

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Spirit Moments

Today’s highly scientific outlook is keenly averse to the idea of miracles. Science dictates that to every effect, there must be a cause. Faith-healings are seen as nothing more than psychosomatic illnesses being made well by the mind healing the … Continue reading →

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On Being Deaf and Mute

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Spirit Moments

I often feel like a deaf and mute. I hear the words spoken to me but I do not understand; I speak out words but I am not understood. Part of this frustrating experience is age. The synapses in my … Continue reading →

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Crumbs From the Table

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Spirit Moments

Food scraps from the rich man’s banquet table often are a feast for poor hungry people. Old clothes or even those that have gone out of fashion can often be recycled and re-purposed for those with only bare threads on … Continue reading →

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Living Is About The Giving

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Spirit Moments

There are certain truths that we know intuitively, without need of any proof – scientific or otherwise. Like, what goes up must come down. Or, what goes around comes around. Or, the quintessence of living is not in the receiving … Continue reading →

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Traditions

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Spirit Moments

I am a creature of habit. I like doing things the way I have always done them in the past. I love traditions and often become nostalgic of the past. I seek to put some degree of stability and predictability … Continue reading →

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In My Garden

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Spirit Moments

It is another Monday. The surroundings look refreshed from the rains over the weekend. What can I do to make this ordinary day different and even extraordinary. I will check on my little garden and see how it has fared … Continue reading →

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