Today’s Reflection: Jesus you speak to me through the words of the gospels. May I respond to your call today. Teach me to recognize your hand at work in my daily living. – Jesuit prayer. Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada’s Rose City. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m. daily.

Today’s Reflection: Lord, give me the grace to know myself, that I may love myself. Give me the grace to love myself, that I may love others. Give me the grace to love others, that I may do your work. Give me the grace to do your work, that I may have true joy. Give me the grace to be joyful, that I may bring hope to the world, A world that is poor, a world that desperately needs your light. Amen.— Rachel Fitzgibbon. Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada’s Rose City. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m. daily.

Today’s Reflection: So thankful, Lord, to view another sunrise! I don’t say that often enough. Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada’s Rose City. Today’s Reflection and photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m. daily.

Today’s Reflection: Life begins the day you start a garden. – Chinese proverb. Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada’s Rose City. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m. daily.

Today’s Reflection: Each morning, we are born again. What we do today is what matters most. – Buddha. Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada’s Rose City. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m. daily.

Today’s Reflection: Lord let me walk with you, Although my steps are small. Stay beside, hold my hand, And never let me fall. – Unattributed. Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada’s Rose City. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m. daily.

Today’s Reflection: There is more to life than increasing its speed. – Mahatma Gandhi. Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada’s Rose City. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m. daily.

Today’s Reflection: Bodhisattva Prayer for Humanity – May I be a guard for those who need protection A guide for those on the path A boat, a raft, a bridge for those who wish to cross the flood May I be a lamp in the darkness A resting place for the weary A healing medicine for all who are sick A vase of plenty, a tree of miracles And for the boundless multitudes of living beings May I bring sustenance and awakening Enduring like the earth and sky Until all beings are freed from sorrow And all are awakened – by Shantideva, Indian Buddhist sage 700 A.D. Prayed each morning by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada’s Rose City. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m. daily.

Today’s Reflection: Love dies only when growth stops.— Pearl S. Buck. Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada’s Rose City. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m. daily.