Tag Archives: Faith/Spirituality/Social Justice

Morning Offering: 08. 19. 18

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Today’s Reflection: Walk the spiritual path.
Say little.
Love much.
Give all.
Judge no man/woman.
Aspire to all that is pure and good. — Unattributed.
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.

Morning Offering: 08. 18. 18

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Today’s Reflection: Life is about using the whole box of crayons. — Unattributed.
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. 

Morning Offering: 08. 17. 18

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Today’s Reflection: Life comes from the recognition that I can’t do it on my own. — Jean Vanier.
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.

Morning Offering: 08. 16. 18

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Today’s Reflection: Modern man not only individually is responsible for the life he leads but also collectively responsible for the world in which he lives. — Bernard Lonergan 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.

Morning Offering: 08. 15. 18

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Today’s Reflection: Hear our prayer today for all women and men, boys and girls who are homeless this day.
For those sleeping under bridges, on park benches, in doorways or bus stations.
For those who can only find shelter for the night but must wander in the daytime.
For families broken because they could not afford to pay the rent.
For those who have no relatives or friends who can take them in.
For those who have no place to keep possessions that remind them who they are.
For those who are afraid and hopeless.
For those who have been betrayed by our social safety net.
For all these people, we pray that you will provide shelter, security and hope.
We pray for those of us with warm houses and comfortable beds
that we not be lulled into complacency and forgetfulness.
Jesus, help us to see your face in the eyes of every homeless person we meet so that we may be empowered through word and deed,
and through the political means we have to bring justice and peace
to those who are homeless. Amen. — from Leadinginworship, a
Mennonite prayer resource.
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. daily.

Morning Offering: 08. 14. 18

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Today’s Reflection: Let nothing disturb you,
Let nothing frighten you,
All things are passing away:
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things
Whoever has God lacks nothing;
God alone suffices. — St. Teresa of Avila
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. daily.

Morning Offering: 08. 13. 18

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Today’s Reflection:  Solitude….it is a deepening of the present, and unless you look for it in the present, you will never find it. — Thomas Merton.
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. 

Morning Offering: 08. 12. 18

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Today’s Reflection: Our very contact with nature has a deep restorative power; contemplation of its magnificence imparts peace and serenity. — Saint John Paul ll.
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.

Morning Offering: 08. 11. 18

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Today’s Reflection: The Christian faith is community-oriented. It includes a preferential option for the poor; it has the Sermon on the Mount as a program for society. — Julien Henry 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.

Morning Offering: 08. 10. 18

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Today’s Reflection: We are always looking for signs. We are always asking God to ‘speak’ to us. But those signs are all around us. They are in everything. God is always ‘speaking’. The question is whether we are listening.—Yasmin Mogahed.
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.