Cenacle Journal
Posted in Acceptance, Gratitude, Suffering on Oct 9th, 2009
Late one afternoon I rode my bicycle to the city hall gardens, where the fountains are enjoyable, and oftentimes the people as well. This particular day, I happened upon Pat Fitzpatrick, a dedicated advocate for the homeless, who was there with his signs.
The captions started me thinking about which human needs can rightfully be withheld [...]
I give you thanks, O God, for all the blessings of my life.
I thank you for the blessings I recognize
and also for the ones that don’t look much like blessings.
I thank you for your promise to work in everything for good.
I thank you for your constant love
to me, a sinner,
who will never be [...]
Quotations on gratitude for Thanksgiving and every season:
If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “thank you,” that would suffice. (Meister Eckhart)
For happiness is not what makes us grateful. It is gratefulness that makes us happy. (David Steindl-Rast, A Listening Heart)
I’ve gotten to the point in life [...]
Posted in Contemplation, Gratitude, Mystery on Oct 10th, 2007
Sometimes I feel like a spiritual beachcomber. This is not necessarily bad, it seems to me, because small gems are there for the finding, if the heart’s eyes are open.
On my bookcase sit the following treasures picked up during a walk along the beach not far from our Cenacle in Lantana, Florida:
a piece of shell [...]
Gifts come in all shapes.
A few days ago the back doorbell rang. I went to answer it, but no one was there. Then as I stood there it rang again — with no one pushing it. That in itself was no mystery. Sometimes a particularly vigorous finger on the button will make the bell stick, [...]
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