Former reporter and city editor at The Tribune, Welland, On. Active in various community groups and initiatives, married with two grown children, interested in roses specifically and gardening in general. A collection of previously-written columns was published in book form in the fall of 2013 and is available by contacting the writer at: fromareportersnotebook@gmail.com. It sells for $20.
Today’s Reflection: Lord, teach me to find moments of peace and relaxation amidst life’s busyness. Help me to let go of stress and to trust in your care. Grant me the serenity to rest and rejuvenate, knowing that true rest is found in You. — Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Today’s Reflection: We Pray to You, O Lord, Help us to honor our discomfort And bring our confusion to You Especially when we do not understand Instead of sinking into ourselves To remember our priorities and our call to love and serve you by loving and serving others Especially those often viewed as the lowest, the last, and the least Amen. —Carl Caceres, SJ
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Today’s Reflection: God, please comfort those in sorrow for the loss of a beloved pet. Grant them peace and healing and help them cherish the happy memories they shared. — Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Today’s Reflection:Teach me to disobey to obey You
Lord, teach me to disobey the authorities that work against your love, truth, and peace, that ask me to hate, to lie, to reject, and destroy others.
Lord, teach me to disobey the forces that work against the unity of your Body, that ask me to fear and isolate from others, that invite me not to care for the injustices and needs of others.
Lord, teach me to disobey the influencers that work against your loving plan for me, that want me to believe I’m irrelevant, unlovable, and unredeemable, that want me to step aside, And to obey you by seeing thru your eyes Lord! “The one who comes from above [and] is above all” Amen. —Sindy Collazo
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Today’s Reflection: Lord, sharpen my vision that I may grow in appreciation for your gift of life. May I respond fully to all that it offers as well as to all that it demands. — from Focus Your Day
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.