Daily Reflection

Today's Reflection: April 4

Loving God,

you call each of us by name,

and you treasure each of us individually

as though no one else exists.

Inspire us to respect and to value

each person who comes into our lives this day.

May they be a unique treasure to us.

– Anonymous

God of Perfect Freedom

April 3

God of perfect freedom, open spaces inside of our minds, our hearts, and our memories, so we can just begin to be free. Do not let me be hardened against…

Oneness

April 2

To direct the mind towards the basic unity of all things and to divert it from the seizing of differences-- therein lies bliss. Tejo-Bindu Upanishad

Spring

April 1

Wrapped with young leaves: the sound of water. Soseki

Let it Flow

March 31

How can you follow the course of your life if you do not let it flow? Lao-Tzu

Being Real

March 30

Our strength will continue if we allow ourselves the courage to feel scared, weak and vulnerable. Melody Beattie

Being at Home

March 29

The spiritual life is about becoming more at home in your own skin. Parker J. Palmer

Wisdom and Love

March 28

Wisdom tells me I am nothing. Love tells me I am everything. And between the two my life flows. Nisargadatta Maharaj

Sacred Friendship

March 27

Nothing among human things has such power to keep our gaze fixed ever more intently upon God than friendship. Simone Weil

The Greatness of Humility

March 26

All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power. Lao-Tzu

Developing the Inner Life

March 25

The inner life of any great thing will be incomprehensible to me until I develop and deepen an inner life of my own. Parker J. Palmer

Creating out of Loss

March 24

Loss makes artists of us all as we weave new patterns in the fabric of our lives. Greta W. Crosby

What Do You Love?

March 23

And you will know exactly who you are, forever, by knowing what it is that you love. Mark Helprin

Courage

March 22

Loving God, I pray for courage as I begin this day, for I understand there is work to be done, burdens to be carried, feelings to be shared, and joys…

Enjoy the Now

March 21

Enjoy what you have been given, rather than greedily holding on… Enjoying the “now” will help you to unlearn, and to embrace new knowledge from the Spirit of God, rather…

God is so Close

March 20

God is so close, so intimate, like a shadow that cannot separate itself from us. When we dance, God dances. When we weep, God weeps. When we run, God…

Today's Reflection: April 4

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