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In our tough and often unbending world our gentleness can be a vivid reminder of the ...
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Consolation is a beautiful word. It means “to be” (con-) “with the lonely one” (solus).
The big question, therefore, is not “What can I still do in the years I have left to live?” but “How can I prepare myself for my death so that my life can
continue to bear fruit in the generations that will follow me?”
Dying can become our greatest gift if we prepare ourselves to die well.
the word has the power to create. When God speaks, God creates. When God says, “Let there be light” (Genesis 1:3), light is. God speaks light. For God, speaking and creating are the same.
Words of love and affirmation are like bread. We need them each day, over and over. They keep us alive inside.
Birthdays keep us childlike. They remind us that what is important is not what we do or accomplish, not what we have or who we know, but that we are, here and now. On birthdays let us be grateful for the gift of life.
We all need to eat and drink to stay alive. But having a meal is more than eating and drinking. It is celebrating the gifts of life we share. A meal together is one of the most intimate and sacred human events. Around the table we become vulnerable,
Around the table we become family, friends, community, yes, a body.
A spiritual life is a life in which our security is based not in any created things, good as they may be, but in God, who is everlasting love.
Intimacy between people requires closeness as well as distance.
