Today’s Reflection: Jesus, you blazed a trail for me to follow. May nothing get in the way of following you into the Kingdom you have prepared for me from the beginning. Amen. — Fr. Jim Kubicki, SJ
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Today’s Reflection: God of all time,
help us enter the New Year quietly,
thoughtful of who we are to ourselves and to others,
mindful that our steps make an impact
and our words carry power.
May we walk gently,
May we speak only after we have listened well.
Creator of all life,
help us to enter the New Year reverently,
aware that you have endowed every creature and plant,
every person and habitat
with beauty and purpose. — Author unknown.
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Today’s Reflection: A snowflake is one of God’s most fragile creations, but look what they can do when they stick together. — Unattributed .
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Today’s Reflection: A Wish for the New Year
Dear Lord, please give me…
A few friends who understand me and remain my friends;
A work to do which has real value, without which the world would be the poorer;
A mind unafraid to travel, even though the trail be not blazed;
An understanding heart;
A sense of humour;
Time for quiet, silent meditation;
A feeling of the presence of God;
The patience to wait for the coming of these things,
With the wisdom to recognize them when they come. — Author Unknown.
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
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Today’s Reflection: Serenity Prayer –
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
enjoying one moment at a time;
accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
that I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
forever in the next. Amen. — Reinhold Niebuhr
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Today’s Reflection: There is beauty to be found in the changing of the earth’s seasons, and an inner grace in honouring the cycle of life.— Jack Kornfield.
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Today’s Reflection: It’s never too late for anyone to make a fresh start with God. Believe it!
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Today’s Reflection: I have come to bring you peace.
Not the peace of the season, for it is too fleeting,
Not the peace of the carol, for it is too nostalgic,
Not the peace of the greeting card, for it is too
slick,
Not the peace of the crib, for it is too wistful.
Rather, I have come to bring you peace,
Peace of the ordinary, the daily, the homely,
Peace for the worker, the driver, the student,
Peace in the office, the kitchen, the farm.
I have come to bring you peace,
The peace of accepting yourself as I fashioned
you,
The peace of knowing yourself as I know you,
The peace of loving yourself as I love you,
The peace of being yourself as I am who I am.
I have come to bring you peace,
The peace that warms you at the completion of
a task,
The peace that invades you at the close of the
day,
The peace that sustains you at the beginning of
the day,
The peace that reinforces you when you are
reconciled with one another,
The peace that touches you when your family is
in order.
Without peace, my coming is unfulfilled.
Without peace, my birth is forgettable.
Without peace, Christmas is a contradiction.
I have come to bring you peace. — Unattributed.
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
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Today’s Reflection: As the clock ticks down toward the end of the year, just want to say once more – Good morning Lord,
I may not have everything I want but I have all that I need.
I woke up with some aches and pains, but I’m thankful I woke up.
My life may not be perfect, but I’m blessed beyond measure.
Thank you, Father, Amen. — Unattributed.
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
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Today’s Reflection: Ours is not a joy born of having many possessions, but from having encountered a Person: Jesus, in our midst. — Pope Francis.
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Photo by Joe Barkovich. (Holy Family stained glass art, Église du Sacré-Coeur, Welland).
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