Love knows it’s hard to fight the negative

May 30, 2011

source It’s for me too – but only because I’m so much like so many of you. So this is for you – you who are like me – who can’t hear the good words or feel the supportive thoughts, but instead hold on fast to every negative thing said, and support everybody else – […]

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Love Prays (pt13) lead us not into temptation…

May 27, 2011

It was just about this time last month that I noticed the moon rising with the sun. It spoke to me. It’s before sunrise as I write this, and only part of the moon is paying attention to the sunrise. This time it’s speaking to me differently. The light on the moon is just a […]

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Love does not disregard or disdain the damaged

May 25, 2011

source A couple of centuries ago an architect was commissioned to rebuild a 300 year old palace. Getting on in years, this would be the final achievement of his career. It had to be nothing short of glorious. The feature of his vision would be massive and elegant mirrors lining the main entrance way. Plans […]

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Love falls with the gravity and into the falls

May 24, 2011

I’m still struggling with this today. I know how to share my own hurt with Our Lord. I’ve sat with him in the darkest moments and opened up with him, knowing that he saves my tears. But that was my pain. This pain I’m feeling this week? It belongs to my sister, and yet it […]

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Love of motherhood most closely resembles love of God

May 23, 2011

I’m asking today if the best and worst thing about being a mom is the immense love you have that compels you to take upon yourself the pain or suffering of your babies? image source Of course, I’m not a mom, but when my baby sister, whom I love without condition, when my baby sister […]

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Love forgives the unforgivable – the conclusion.

May 20, 2011

Forgiving the unforgivable begins with choosing to believe in the power of Our Lord. And it doesn’t need to be a perfect faith. It can be racked and riddled with doubt… “I do believe, help my unbelief!” (MK 9:24) How was I able to forgive the unforgivable? It concluded in the church service I’ve been […]

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Love forgives the unforgivable (pt4)

May 19, 2011

source With those tears in my eyes, and the eyes alternately aimed at my feet, or up to God, or closed – with my mind pensive and battling, I grumbled: “It’s impossible. You know I can’t let this go. You know what he’s done. You know, like nobody else – NOBODY – how messed up […]

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