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May you have a Blessed Thanksgiving!
| Reflections for Your Journey |
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A Prayer of Thanks
Gracious God, in the busy-ness of my day, I sometimes forget
to stop to thank You for all that is good in my life.
My blessings are many and my heart is filled with gratefulness
for the gift of living, for the ability to love and be loved, for the
opportunity to see the everyday wonders of creation, for sleep
and water, for a mind that thinks and a body that feels.
I thank you, too, for those things in my life that are less than I
would hope them to be. Things that seem challenging, unfair,
or difficult.
When my heart feels stretched and empty and pools of tears
form in my weary eyes, still I rejoice that you are as near to
me as my next breath and that in the midst of turbulence, I am
growing and learning.
In the silence of my soul, I thank you most of all for your
unconditional and eternal love.
Amen
by Renee Miller
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| The Sacrificial Faith of Simone Weil |
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Considered by Nobel laureate André Gide and others to
be ?the most truly spiritual writer? of the 20th
century,
Simone Weil would no doubt be confounded by all the
fuss.
Who was Simone Weil?
by Susan Hanson
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| Speaking of War |
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People of faith are deeply conflicted about
the concept of a ?just war.? What conditions must be
met in order for war, or the use of military force, to be
morally justified?
This is not a Republican vs. Democrat
issue. And the conflict in Iraq?the War on
Terrorism? has only made the issues muddier for
many of us.
by Jon M. Sweeney
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Striking a Balance for the Holidays |
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Holidays are supposed to be a joyous, happy time, filled
with
warmth and laughter.
Yet, for many, the emotions present are
often tension, anger, disappointment, sadness,
disillusionment,
and even incompetence.
Why does this happen and what can we do to prevent it?
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