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My Prayer

That I may see the rainbow through the rain, believing that the sun will shine again. That I may live as simple as a flower, content to bloom if only for this hour. And though I may not grace some … Continue reading

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Pray

The great people of the earth today are the people who pray. I do not mean those who talk about prayer, nor those who can explain about prayer; but I mean those people who take time and pray. ~ S.D.Gordon

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Prayer

Prayer is sitting in the silence until it silences us, choosing gratitude until we are grateful, and praising God until we ourselves are an act of praise. ~Richard Rohr

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Practise Stillness

“It doesn’t hurt to engage in some kind of disciplined practice, such as meditation or prayer. Silent sitting becomes a magic carpet that rescues us from identifying with every neurotic thought that pops into our minds and every emotional distraction … Continue reading

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Sunday Morning Prayer

Thank you for this very special place you gave us over 40 years ago.  And thank you for protecting and preserving it. In spite of our wanderlust and mistakes, loggers and well-meaning friends we are still here where you placed … Continue reading

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If

If radio’s slim fingers can pluck a melody out of the night and toss it over mountains and the sea; if the petal-white notes from a violin are blown across the desert and the ditty’s din; if songs, like crimson … Continue reading

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Prayer

A prayer is a wish turned heavenward. ~ Phillip Brooks (1835-1893)

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Seek Only There

Seek only there Where the grey light meets the green air The hermit’s chapel, the pilgrim’s prayer. ~ Usk by T.S. Eliot

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Prayers For My Family

  Bless each member of my family today. Each with their own struggle yet bound together by the very fact that we do struggle. May times of rest give strength and wisdom for the next burst of energy and creativity, … Continue reading

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What I Think I Am

Not what I do, not what I say Not what I wish, nor how I pray It’s what I think that makes me what I am, It’s what I think I am. Not what I wear, nor how I walk … Continue reading

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Prayers For Rain

We live in BC.  We can share our rain with Alberta, we always have more than enough. Please send rain to Fort McMurray, lots of rain. Please and thank you, very much.  Amen ©2016 Sharron R. McMillan  

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The Day Is Waking Up

Misty, calm, sunrise through the trees. Lord bless my family today. May each of them catch a glimpse of your love as they zing through their lives. A moment here, a smile there – may love touch each of them … Continue reading

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Pray If You Want To

Where was Andy Rooney when Madalyn Murray O’Hair won her lawsuit as an atheist to take prayer out of schools? We are still free to pray when we want to, where we want to. If we get sued we can … Continue reading

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