Morning Offering: 09. 09. 26

Today’s Reflection: Prayer for the Start of a New Day

Loving God,
You have called me again to a new day,
grant me the grace to know your accompaniment this day.
In my struggles, bring me comfort and support.
In my successes, bring me joy and humility.
In all my day, conform me closer to you and your Son.
That so conformed, I may offer that same grace and accompaniment to all I meet.
In their struggles, may I be comforting and supportive.
In their successes, may I be joyful and humble.
In all their days, may I aid them in drawing closer to you and your Son.
So that we may all be found alive in you, who are our
Loving God. Amen. — Rev. Nathaniel Romano, S.J.

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

Morning Offering: 09. 08. 26

Today’s Reflection: Loosen the Bonds of Suffering

May all beings everywhere
plagued with sufferings of body and mind
quickly be freed from their illnesses.

May those frightened cease to be afraid,
and may those bound be free.
May the powerless find power,
and may people think of befriending one another. – Traditional Buddhist prayer

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario Canada. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

Morning Offering: 09. 07. 26

Today’s Reflection: I am the light of the world, says the Lord; whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. – John 8.12

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

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Morning Offering: 09. 06. 26

Today’s Reflection: There is beauty to be found in the changing of the earth’s seasons, and an inner grace  in honoring the cycles of life. – Jack Kornfield

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

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Morning Offering: 09. 05. 26

Today’s Reflection: In times that I was lost and alone, I see now in my memory, Lord, that You were always there. It was You in the smile of a stranger, You in the gentle breeze, You in the events that led me here. And I know deep within me that You are with me still, my Lord. – Society of St. Vincent de Paul  USA

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich

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Morning Offering: 09. 04. 26

Today’s Reflection: Sleep doesn’t help if it’s your soul that’s tired. – Unknown

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

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Morning Offering: 09. 03. 26

Today’s Reflection: Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. –  Thomas Merton

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

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Morning Offering: 09. 02. 26

Today’s Reflection: Prayer to St. Francis

You who, unarmed, crossed the lines of war and misunderstanding, give us the courage to build bridges where the world raises up boundaries. – Author unknown

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

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Morning Offering: 09. 01. 26

Today’s Reflection: Show Gratitude for :

Those who support you

Those who lift you up

Those who keep you going

Those who make you smile

Those who bring you joy

Those who comfort you

Those who give you a shoulder to lean on

Those who are there for you in good times and bad

Those who give you purpose

Those who bring you peace

Those who are no longer here, but we still feel their spirit – Maria Shriver

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich

Morning Offering is posted by 8 a.m.

Note: Re-posted in response to a request.

Morning Offering: 08. 31. 26

Today’s Reflection: Prayer for Serenity

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference. – Attributed to Reinhold Niebuhr, Lutheran theologian (1892-1971)  

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich

Morning Offering is posted by 8 a.m.