Tag Archives: Prayer
Miscues and Missed Cues
Life has not always given me instructions in the words I understand or expect. In other words, there have been a lot of miscues and missed meanings in my life. There were instances others have invited me into an intimate … Continue reading
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Tagged Growing Older, Prayer
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Where I Truly Want To Be
I have always been aware of God’s presence in my life. I believe my life is a gratuitous gift from Him, undeserved, unmerited, unconditionally given. I love the episode where He became man in Jesus Christ and lived among us. … Continue reading
The Filipino Soul
Even as I write this, thousands are again huddled in evacuation centers in the Philippines – cold, wet, and hungry. Many have been driven out of their homes by typhoon Mario which has inundated the low-lying areas in the main … Continue reading
Called and Created to be Unique
Each human person is unique. I am one of a kind and there is no other one like me, never was and never will be. I am complete by myself and I have everything I need in me to become fulfilled. … Continue reading
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Praying With the Heart
Life must have been very difficult for Mary. An innocent maiden in her early teens, she receives a vision that she will bear a son who will be the messiah. And she wonders since she “knows not a man”. She gets … Continue reading
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Through the Darkness
Winter is coming and the darkness is slowly moving in. There are tribulations of all sorts everywhere. And somehow, somewhere, they are all interconnected. The persistent drought in California is due to climate change. Climate change is happening because we have … Continue reading
Catcher in the Right
I once dreamed of being a called, like Peter, to be a catcher of men. But the Lord had a better plan for me; in fact, many plans. Today, I am a catcher of growing kids. I literally caught Jonathan and … Continue reading
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Tagged Grace, Jane, Jonathan, Prayer
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From Minutes to Moments
Everyday, at the daybreak as I wake up, another one thousand four hundred forty minutes are placed into my cup to spend and to use for myself, in this here and now, with others in this world. In the peace … Continue reading
Not Taking Things For Granted
Because I keep on receiving the same awesome blessings everyday, there is a tendency in me to take these things for granted. The sun rises every morning, always beautiful, fresh and full of promises. Most days I welcome it with … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, Discipline, Grace, Gratitude, joy, Prayer
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“Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.”
Lord, save us for we are tossed upon stormy seas. As the earth quakes from the rumbling of tanks and the blasts of bombs, many of our Christians brethren are fearful of their lives before the onslaught of those who … Continue reading