Morning Offering: 12. 29. 23

Today’s Reflection:  Faith is what makes life bearable, with all its tragedies and ambiguities and sudden, startling joys. — Madeleine L’Engle

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Morning Offering: 12. 28. 23

Today’s Reflection:  It is not life that causes suffering, but our expectation that life should be the way we want. —  Kodo Sawaki 

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Morning Offering: 12. 27. 23

Today’s Reflection:  When I rest with the Lord, peace is a river that overflows my soul. — Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration  

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Morning Offering: 12. 26. 23

Today’s Reflection:  Christ in the manger, Your humble coming as man fills us with hope that our lives matter, that God is truly with us, and that we are never alone, even in death. You shared our human nature in every way but sin, and so give us hope that we will one day share life in heaven with You. — mycatholiclife

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Morning Offering: 12. 25. 23

Today’s Reflection:  Joy to the world, the Lord is come! 

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Morning Offering: 12. 24. 23

Today’s Reflection: Fourth Sunday of Advent –  O Emmanuel,

you are our King and Judge,

the One whom the peoples await and their Saviour.

O come and save us, Lord our God.

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Morning Offering: 12. 23. 23

Today’s Reflection:  The Virgin will come walking down the road
Pregnant with the holy,
And say,
“I need shelter for the night,
Please take me inside your heart,
My time is so close.”  —St. John of the Cross

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Morning Offering: 12. 22. 23

Today’s Reflection:  A Prayer –

Please, Lord,

Keep calling me back to you

By day or night,

In joy and in sadness,

During moments

Of success and moments of failure.

Never let me leave you. — Henri Nouwen

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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Morning Offering: 12. 21. 23

Today’s Reflection:  Lord, as I prepare my heart to celebrate your birth at Christmas, help me to get busy about the work of building your kingdom here on earth, today and every day. Amen. —Jesuit Prayer site

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Morning Offering: 12. 20. 23

Today’s Reflection:  Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.   — Bodmin Hermit

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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