Today’s Reflection: Today, let us pause for a moment.
Today, let us embrace moments of silence.
Today, let us be present in the present.
Today, O God, may we simply be. — 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: Lord Jesus,
You have run the race before us and conquered the cross with joy.
When we grow weary, strengthen our steps.
When we feel discouraged, lift our eyes to you.
Surround us with your great cloud of witnesses,
that we may run with endurance and faith.
Let us not fear the struggles of the journey,
but press on, knowing that you are our prize,
our victory, and our guide. Amen. —Benjamin Rogers, 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: Lord help me to live simply,
To give my life and all I am
Into your hands.
Help me to unclutter my closet,
For I have too much stuff that takes me away
From your presence.
Help me to unclutter my calendar,
For I am often too busy to focus my attention on you.
Help me to unclutter my mind
For I have too many unguided thoughts
That distract me from
Your instructions.— Christine Sine
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: Good and gracious God, thank You for the gift of this new day. Fill my heart with Your peace, my mind with Your wisdom and my hands with kindness for others. Help me to walk in Your light and trust in Your love in all I do today. — 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 Jesus,
You have run the race before us and conquered the cross with joy.
When we grow weary, strengthen our steps.
When we feel discouraged, lift our eyes to you.
Surround us with your great cloud of witnesses,
that we may run with endurance and faith.
Let us not fear the struggles of the journey,
but press on, knowing that you are our prize,
our victory, and our guide. Amen. —Benjamin Rogers, 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: May my words be kind. My temper measured. My heart without judgment. — 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: God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know it’s me.— Author unknown, variation of the Serenity Prayer, by Reinhold Niebuhr
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: Dear Lord,
Please help me to be a better person,
to see you in every corner of my life,
to see you in the people in the world,
to see you in the smallest flower and seed,
to see you in the mountains and valleys,
to see you in the sunset and sunrise
everywhere.
And to know that you love me. —Joan Colleran Hoxsey
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: Help Me
Lord, help me see; make me an instrument of your radical inclusion.
Help me to put aside any prerequisites to respect a person.
Help me to initiate communication and act with kindness.
Help me to find ways to engage and include others.
Help me to find spaces and moments to let others participate.
Help me to avoid “tuning out” the people around me and to notice the little things.
Help me understand the power of my presence, gaze, posture, smile, and attention, as healing tools I already have.
Help me not to blame the one who suffers for their suffering; the one who is excluded for their exclusion.
Help me be aware of my judgmental and prejudicial thoughts, that I may not hamper the opportunity to really meet and know the other.
Because, it’s you O Lord, who calls me to encounter, and your Spirit who guides me to walk with the other and to really see them as you do; to include and love them as you do.
For all this and more, help me be an instrument of your radical inclusion. 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.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a.m.
Today’s Reflection:
Silent Call, Whispered Return
Fill me with all that draws me closer to You
Stillness, prayer, time to reflect
Connection with my companions on the journey.
Speak to me in the hushed quiet of prayer.
That I may let go of all that holds me back
From the life you are calling me to. — Bodmin Hermit
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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