Daily Reflection

Today's Reflection: April 4

Dignity

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…
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