Daily Reflection

Today's Reflection: July 16

Chinese Community March To Honour Robbery Killings

Not WHAT I am but THAT I am,

not WHAT God is but THAT God is.

 

from The Cloud of Unknowing, anonymous

July 15
There is a hard truth to be told: before spring becomes beautiful, it is plug ugly, nothing but mud and muck. I have walked in the early spring through fields…
July 14
“In the Heart of Jesus, the center of Christianity is set before us. It expresses everything, all that is genuinely new and revolutionary, in the New Covenant.   This Heart…
July 13
I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk, and judge only their actions.…
July 12
When I walk through thy woods, may my right foot and my left foot be harmless to the little creatures that move in its grasses:   as it is said…
July 11
Faith is not about understanding the ways of God.  It is not about maneuvering God into a position of human subjugation, making a God who is a benign deity who…
July 10
  One seed can start a garden. One smile can lift a spirit. One candle can light a room. One conversation can start a friendship.   -Unknown
July 9
At the heart of silence is prayer. At the heart of prayer is faith. At the heart of faith is life. At the heart of life is service. Mother Teresa…
July 8
"...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…
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…