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Ralph
posted in Personal Reflections
on April 19th, 2025 at 10:12
Light of Christ's Love
Jesus, overcome the darkness in our hearts through the Light and Love You have for each of us. amen.
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hazcompat
posted in Personal Reflections
on April 19th, 2025 at 10:06
together we form only one person and we cannot be separated.
This communication of the Spirit of Christ is the channel through which all the gifts, powers, and extra-ordinary graces found superabundantly in the Head as in their source flow into…
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Joseph H.
posted in Personal Reflections
on April 19th, 2025 at 9:49
One
1 John 4 : 2 ...come Jesus Christ in the flesh...
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on April 19th, 2025 at 8:43
I'm always grateful for your posts, sharing the Word with us. thank you
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Peter R.
posted in Personal Reflections
on April 19th, 2025 at 1:23
I will trust and not be afraid
Jesus was delivered into the hand of sinners. Like an innocent lamb he was brought to be slaughtered: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of…
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hazcompat
posted in Personal Reflections
on April 18th, 2025 at 20:42
Strip the altar of your heart!
THIS night, which, as we say, is contemplation, produces in spiritual persons two kinds of darkness or purgation, corresponding to the two parts of man's nature— namely, the sensual and…
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on April 18th, 2025 at 20:19
The morning after
My mind is a numb blank.  An unfamiliar pain.An uncontrollable wrench.A lonely, helpless cry..I try to slip back to sleep.My eyelids are heavy.My body is hollow;detached is my spirit..My emotions resistbut…
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on April 18th, 2025 at 15:33
Christina Rossetti's "Good Friday" was published in her 1866 collection <em>The Prince's Progress and Other Poems</em>. Good Friday refers to a holiday that commemorates Jesus's Crucifixion. Though the poem's speaker understands the significance of this event in their faith, they struggle to connect to it on an emotional level. Unlike the biblical followers of Christ who passionately expressed their sorrow at his passing, the speaker finds themselves unable to "weep" at the thought of Christ's suffering and death. The speaker thus fears that they're an unfeeling "stone" rather than a devoted "sheep" under the guidance of the "true shepherd" (God), and they appeal to God for solace and reassurance. "Good Friday" ultimately emphasizes the deeply personal nature of faith and proposes that during moments of spiritual doubt, placing even greater trust in God might be the only answer.
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on April 18th, 2025 at 14:50
Speaking on - dealing with difficult people or situations, I usually grumble first, pass some kind of judgment. Humbly myself then pray and look for Jesus in the situation then move forward. just being honest. Peace -
Shying away from inherent truth and leaning against moral relativism destroys the soul. Let us be like the Lord, and let us respond to his request, Take my yoke upon your shoulder for its task is easy and it's burden is light.
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Don D.
posted in Personal Reflections
on April 18th, 2025 at 7:18
Don D. on Morning Prayer for Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday) on April 18th, 2025 at 7:01
Do I love someone when I neglect to tell them the truth? Do feelings matter more than truth? It seems to me bare naked truth is what Christ showed us…
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Don D.
posted in Personal Reflections
on April 18th, 2025 at 6:58
Good Friday
Do I love someone when I neglect to tell them the truth? Do feelings matter more than truth? It seems to me bare naked truth is what Christ showed us…
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