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Month: March 2022

Finding God In a Telescope

Reading about the deployment of NASA’s James Webb telescope has brought me joy and has me thinking about God and science.

Published March 30, 2022
Categorized as All The Way to Heaven Tagged Cosmology, Deism, Joy, Science

Prayer: All Will Be Well

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Here’s a very short prayer, from the writings of Julian of Norwich, that assures us that all will be well.

Published March 25, 2022
Categorized as All The Way to Heaven, Prayer Tagged Lent, Prayer

Good Advice from 400 Years Ago

I find a lot of wisdom in the writings of St. Ignatius. I frequently use an introductory note from The Spiritual Exercises to remind myself to give others the benefit of the doubt.

Published March 23, 2022
Categorized as All The Way to Heaven Tagged Ignatian spirituality

Prayer: Patient Trust

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Here’s a prayer encouraging us to trust in the slow work of God.

Published March 18, 2022
Categorized as All The Way to Heaven, Prayer Tagged faith, habits, Lent, Prayer

The Gift Inside The Gift

Lately I’ve needed help from other people. And that has me thinking about what a blessing this has been.

Published March 16, 2022
Categorized as Kingdom of Days

Prayer: Our Real Work

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This prayer/poem from Wendell Berry makes me think of the Bible story of Doubting Thomas.

Published March 11, 2022
Categorized as All The Way to Heaven, Prayer Tagged faith, Lent, Prayer

Seasons of a Life

As I get older, I’m looking at my life as a sequence of seasons.

Published March 9, 2022
Categorized as Kingdom of Days Tagged seasons

A Prayer of Unknowing

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As we begin Lent, here’s one of my favorite prayers that gives me comfort during times of uncertainty.

Published March 4, 2022
Categorized as All The Way to Heaven, Prayer Tagged Lent, Prayer

Gifts & Graces: February 2022

Here’s my random gratitude collection of mostly small but sometimes large things that helped make February better.

Published March 2, 2022
Categorized as Gifts & Graces Tagged Gratitude

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