Today’s Reflection: Lord, Give us understanding that we may learn our lessons well. Give us compassion that we may show your face to those we meet. Give us generosity that we may share the gifts you have given us. Give us faith that we may have confidence in ourselves. Above all give us love that we may bring joy into the lives of those around us. —Excerpted from Prayer of Dedication by Adrian Porter, SJ
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
I’m in awe of your ways, oh Lord In me, You love and value what I don’t. You gladly use what I want to discard. If I see a dead end, You show me a path out.
If I’m blind, You make me listen. If I’m deaf, You show me the truth. When I rest, You visit my thoughts.
You lift me up when I’m humble and tame me when I’m proud. You frustrate my plans, when I’m controlling and help me advance when I give You my trust.
You show me that love is the way Because I was wounded, I could help others heal Because I was broken, I could help others to mend.
Every time I feared to trust You I was faced with your unrelenting love You left me without arguments and excuses and what was left was nothing more but awe of your ways, oh Lord. 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, I want to ask you “Please let me see,” but for some reason the words stick a little in my throat. I think a part of me fears what you want to show me. Will it be more than my mind and heart are prepared to take in? Will you throw me a curveball I didn’t expect? Help me Lord, to trust the voice deep inside of me that knows you only wish to show me the magnificent things possible with love and trust and hope in You. Amen. —Gretchen Crowder
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: Love consists in sharing what one has and what one is with those one loves. Love ought to show itself in deeds more than words. —St. Ignatius of Loyola
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: Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business and, in fact, it is nobody’s business. What we are asked to do is to love, and this love itself will render both ourselves and our neighbors worthy. —Thomas Merton
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: Jesus, sometimes it is a struggle for me to hope, and to believe that goodness and love will triumph over the evils of this world, with so much violence and suffering, in every nation.
Walk with me this day, show me your works alive in the world, so you and I can see the true God, who is our living Father The one who brings us Easter goodness, In such a Good Friday world. —Fr. Phil Cooke, 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: To be just, it is not enough to refrain from injustice. One must go further and refuse to play its game, substituting love for self-interest as the driving force of society. — Pedro Arrupe SJ
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.