Today’s Reflection:
Lord, remind us that life’s greatest treasures aren’t things, but moments: a shared laugh, a quiet sunrise, a hand held in kindness. Teach us to collect memories, not stuff; to choose wonder, not wealth. May our hearts be full, even when our shelves are not. — 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.
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Today’s Reflection:
MEDITATION
Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain.
An occasional glance towards the summit keeps the goal in mind.
Climb slowly enjoying each passing moment;
However, the real journey of discovery consists not in
seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. — Bodmin Hermit post
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a.m.
Today’s Reflection:
Loving God, Great One,
I come to you each day in silly, simple prayer
but I hardly know how to respond
when you come to me.
How could I?
You, the very greatness
for which I prepare my heart,
come to me,
without even my call or invite –
by your own accord
by your own desire and love
for me.
I am not worthy, but I know
the whole reason why you’ve come
is to convince me
is to show me
that I am.
What can I say but amen?
—Fr. Garrett Gundlach, SJ
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a.m.
Today’s Reflection: Prayer
Lord Jesus, when you walked the earth,
Your humility obscured your Kingship.
Your meekness confused the arrogant,
Hindering them from grasping your purpose —
Your nobleness attending to the destitute.
Teach me to model after your eminence,
To subject my nature to humility.
Grant me with a natural inclination
To never view myself greater than anyone.
Banish all lingering sparks of self-importance
That could elevate me greater than you.
Let my heart always imitate your humility.— A Christian Prayer for the Virtue of Humility, author unknown.
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a.m.
Today’s Reflection: Those who have a voice must speak for those who are voiceless.— St. Oscar Romero
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a.m.
Today’s Reflection:
One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Scenes from my life flashed across the sky. In each, I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there were two sets of footprints; other times there was only one.
During the low periods of my life I could see only one set of footprints, so I said, “You promised me, Lord, that you would walk with me always. Why, when I have needed you most, have you not been there for me?”
The Lord replied, “The times when you have seen only one set of footprints, my child, is when I carried you.”
—Footprints in the Sand, often attributed to Mary Stevenson
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a.m.
Today’s Reflection: Prayer for Peace
Lead me from death to life,
from falsehood to truth.
Lead me from despair to hope,
from fear to truth.
Lead me from hate to love,
from war to peace.
Let peace fill my heart, my world, my universe.
Amen,
—Pax Christi, from Loyola Kids Book of Everyday Prayers
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a.m.
Today’s Reflection: Morning Prayer
Lord of life,
Help me to live this day Quietly, Easily;
To lean on your strength, Trustfully, Restfully;
To wait for the unfolding of your will Patiently, Serenely;
To meet others Peacefully, Joyously;
To face this day Confidently, Courageously.
— St. Francis of Assisi
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a.m.
Today’s Reflection: Lord, I keep stumbling. Please help me find my balance with your strength and your love. — 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.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a.m.
Today’s Reflection: Prayer
Lord God,
Too often when I don’t notice,
I make myself too large – a king of my kingdom –
and nothing else seems to matter until I handle
just one more matter to settle things,
and this goes on and on and on and on.
But then, in rare moments, I see you face-to-face
and I shrink so small before your glory –
how could I ever have pretended or forgotten my way
into becoming so big?
But you, Lord, want neither.
You raise me up from my smallness;
you call me, and
You want my bigness – but my true bigness,
my dignity, my gifts, my very best –
and you want me to put it
at your service
at the service of those,
who, by decree of the kings,
are condemned to feeling small,
forgotten, excluded, marginal.
Show me Lord, my best,
and show me where to give it,
like at a manger of migrants from Nazareth or further south,
bearing hope and little else,
until they, too, discover their bigness
before and because of you. Amen. —Fr. Garrett Gundlach, SJ
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a.m.
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