Today’s Reflection: A good fit with your first ‘cup of joe’ in the morning: Dear Lord, I thank You for the Grace of being alive this morning; I thank You for the sleep that has refreshed me; and I thank You for the chance to make a new beginning. Amen. — 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: Love this verse, especially the last two lines! 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: Looking behind, I am filled with gratitude, looking forward, I am filled with vision, looking upward, I am filled with strength, looking within, I discover peace. — Native American (Quero Apache) prayer. 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.
Today’s Reflection: Needed something lighthearted today, hence: ‘The Lord be with you!’…. ‘And with your driver!’ Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Today’s Reflection and photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.
Today’s Reflection: One of my personal favourites, which is why it appears every now and then. — My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think I am following Your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please You does in fact please You. And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing. I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire. And I know that, if I do this, You will lead me by the right road, though I may know nothing about it. Therefore, I will trust You always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death. I will not fear, for You are ever with me, and You will never leave me to face my perils alone. Amen. — 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.
Today’s Reflection: On This Day…. Mend a quarrel Search out a forgotten friend Dismiss suspicion and replace it with trust Write a love letter Share some treasures Give a soft answer Encourage youth
Manifest your loyalty in a word or deed Keep a promise Find the time Forego a grudge Forgive an enemy Listen Apologize if you were wrong
Try to understand Flout envy Examine your demands on others Think first of someone else Appreciate, be kind, be gentle Laugh a little more. Deserve confidence
Take up arms against malice Decry complacency Express your gratitude Worship your God Gladden the heart of a child Take pleasure in the beauty and wonder of the earth
Speak your love Speak it again Speak it still again Speak it still once again…. — 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: 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 an excerpt from The Serenity Prayer, by Reinhold Neibuhr. 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: Who am I to judge another when I myself walk imperfectly? — 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. daily.
Today’s Reflection: Love is the mortar of our lives. When we perform our actions out of love for God and for our neighbour, it acts as the mortar that holds not only our experiences together, but our relations with God and with others.— St. Francis de Sales. 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: Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. — Nelson Mandela. 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.