Live in the Good
Is there ever a day without hiccups? I think not. It’s when we dwell on the rough spots that we forget All the good. Dwell instead on the…
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Tag: gratitude
Black Friday thoughts on greed
…Their hearts are trained to be greedy… 2nd Peter 2:14 (GNT) Greed is something we learn, maybe without even realizing it. While there’s nothing wrong with wanting or…
Rejoice in the Lord Always
Rejoice* in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice! I have always thought that this command from the letter to the Philippians is an easy one…
The Tenth Leper Lenten Challenge
I apologize in advance if someone wiser than I has already come up with this idea and in my ignorance I have now aped someone’s originality. But…
Testimony of a Grateful Grandmother
Have you ever been grateful for something negative that happened to you? Well, maybe not while it’s happening. A friend of mine is a classic doting grandmother. Nothing…
Thank You, God!
“Now thank we all our God, with hearts, and hands, and voices.” As a child I sang these words with a full heart. But things change. I don’t…
A Lifestyle of Thanksgiving
Readings for October 13, 2013: Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Leprosy is a dreadful thing anywhere, anytime. But in the ancient Near East, it was a particularly heavy…
The Age of Entitlement
“Ghost of the Future!” he exclaimed, “I fear you more than any spectre I have seen. But, as I know your purpose is to do me good, and…