Daily Reflection

Today's Reflection: July 8

We Are One

“…for the world’s well-being and for our own individual well-being,

we need to know that all things are interwoven, and that each strand

in the tapestry is holy.  We need to know that our distinct races, our

countless species, our many wisdom traditions, our children,

and the men and women of every nation are wonderful ‘outbursts of

singularity,’ each carrying within them the life of the One.”

from A New Harmony by John Philip Newell

July 7
"...as I move out into the world, I live out my uniqueness, but when I dare to look into my core, I come upon the one common center where all…
July 6
"The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried." G.K. Chesterton
July 5
"When every hope is gone, 'when helpers fail and comforts flee,' I find that help arrives somehow, from I know not where. Supplication, worship, prayer are no superstition; they are…
July 4
"You must be as good as bread, which for everyone rests on the table and from which everyone, if hungry, may cut himself a piece for nourishment." St. Albert Chmielowski
July 3
Joy, love and compassion are essential ingredients in spiritual growth. We are enriched by their nurturing, and our world is enriched by their actualization. Profound joy is a celebration of…
July 2
O Beloved, your way of knowing in amazing! The way you recognize every creature even before it appears. The way you gaze into the face of every human being and…
June 30
Are we not called to communicate a mystery of hope to those around us by the lives we lead? Br. Roger of Taize in "Thin Places," 9/10/11/2010
June 29
To evoke angels...we need only to live in quiet expectation of their presence and attune ourselves to their heedings... From time to time, angels conceive and bring about serendipitous experiences…
June 28
Every breath we draw is a gift... every moment of existence is a grace. Thomas Merton
June 27
The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. Henry Miller
June 26
Another day is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing. Arundhati Roy
June 25
May Jesus, whose entire life was redemptive, bless whatever is small and limited in your life, causing it to grow into great abundance, as He once multiplied a few loaves…
June 24
For the almighty truth of the Trinity is our Father, For he made us and keeps us in him.   And the deep wisdom of the Trinity is our Mother,…
June 23
God remembers you: your name and your story, today and every day.   In the darkness before morning, you are not alone.   Today and every day, God remembers you…