Daily Reflection

Today's Reflection: June 30

Taize

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…
June 22
It is not because God is so complex that we cannot understand God.   God is ultimate simplicity, the essence of being. Our lack of understanding is that we are…
June 21
I have a dogmatic certainty: God is in every person's life. God is in everyone's life.   Even if the life of a person has been a disaster, even if…
June 20
"In our life of prayer, God draws is into union and reproduces in us through the Spirit the warm, human features of Christ, listening and healing, always open to the…
June 19
Place your mind before the mirror of eternity! Place your soul in the brilliance of glory! Place your heart in the figure of the divine substance! And transform your whole…
June 18
"Body and soul contain thousands of possibilities out of which you can build many identities.  But in only one of these will you find your true self that has been…
June 17
I have done what is mine to do, May Christ teach you what is yours. St. Francis of Assisi
June 16
People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a…