September 6, 2026
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September 6, 2026

Returning Again and Again

Lord, give me faith, faith in your endless mercy, your boundless forgiveness, your unfathomable goodness.

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September 5, 2026
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September 5, 2026

God is the Source

For Jesus, and for us, prayer provides the insight and affirmation that if we do anything that is worthwhile – teaching, healing, organizing, reforming, working for good – we can never claim it as our own achievement. 

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September 4, 2026
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September 4, 2026

All is Yours O Lord

Dear Lord, help me keep my eyes on you. You are the incarnation of Divine Love, you are the expression of God’s infinite compassion, you are the visible manifestation of the Father’s holiness.

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September 3, 2026
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September 3, 2026

People of Hope

We are called to be a people of hope. Together, we can face our despairs – personal, global, or ecclesiastic.

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September 2, 2026
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September 2, 2026

Life is Small

Living without judgment is very difficult. It means trusting that new life can emerge even in a world full of distrust, violence, destruction, and war.

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September 1, 2026
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September 1, 2026

Sending Our Spirit of Love

After a very short visit to earth the time comes for each of us to pass from this world to the next.

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August 31, 2026
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August 31, 2026

Being Attentive

Lord Jesus,

Free me from the many things that occupy and preoccupy me.

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August 30, 2026
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August 30, 2026

Not Lost

Dear Lord, you once said, “The will of the One who sent me is that I should lose nothing of all that has been given to me.”

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August 29, 2026
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August 29, 2026

Living a Mystical Life

Freedom is the core of the spiritual life. It comes from claiming in your heart that unconditional first love that allows you to love your neighbors freely and unpossessively.

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August 28, 2026
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August 28, 2026

Living a Mystical Life

Freedom is the core of the spiritual life. It comes from claiming in your heart that unconditional first love that allows you to love your neighbors freely and unpossessively.

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August 27, 2026
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August 27, 2026

Never Be Lonely

The whole spiritual life can be seen as a life in which we reclaim that first divine love. 

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August 26, 2026
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August 26, 2026

Fellowship of the Broken

Let us not underestimate how hard it is to be compassionate.

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August 25, 2026
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August 25, 2026

Useless Time

The world says, “If you are not making good use of your time, you are useless.” Jesus says, “Come spend some useless time with me.”

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August 24, 2026
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August 24, 2026

Children of the Light

… As children of the darkness that rules through fear, self-interest, greed, and power, our great motivators are survival and self-preservation.

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August 23, 2026
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August 23, 2026

Our Fellow Traveller

When we walk with Jesus we can know that we have a fellow traveller, someone-with-us.

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August 22, 2026
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August 22, 2026

Deep Friendship

Deep friendship is a calling forth of each other’s chosenness and a mutual affirmation of being precious in God’s eyes.

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August 21, 2026
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August 21, 2026

Chosen and Blessed

In this world when you are chosen, you know that somebody else is not chosen. When you are the best, you know that somebody is not the best.

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August 20, 2026
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August 20, 2026

Called Back to that First Love

I am a limited, partial, broken reflection of a love that is unlimited, impartial, whole.

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August 19, 2026
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August 19, 2026

You Alone, O Lord

Am I destined to excite others to reach the promised land while remaining unable to enter there myself?

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August 18, 2026
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August 18, 2026

Letting Go

Detachment is often understood as letting loose of what is attractive. 

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