Articles on Prayer

  • Travel as Prayer

    Travel as Prayer

    Today’s post is by Anita Davidson To celebrate my 60th and her 30th birthday, my daughter and I took a trip to Ireland and Lithuania. Ireland because I’ve always wanted to go there and Lithuania because my maternal grandparents emigrated from there to the US. It was my first trip “across the pond” and I…

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  • You cannot step

    You cannot step into the same river twice, for fresh waters are ever flowing in upon you. ~Heraclitus

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  • The end of the world

    What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls the butterfly. ~Richard Bach

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  • The spiritual journey

    The spiritual journey is one of becoming real. ~Sue Monk Kidd  

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  • Perhaps

    Perhaps I am stronger than I think. ~Thomas Merton

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  • Rain—An Icon of Grace

    Rain—An Icon of Grace

    Today’s post is by Mary van Balen Rain pelted the windows as I fell asleep one Friday night this spring. Thunder rumbled in the distance, occasionally exploding through the thick sky, rattling the window beside my bed. I’ve always loved thunder storms, especially at night when I have nothing else to do but listen and…

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