December 20, 2009
Holy darkness,
Blessed night,
Heaven’s answer hidden from our sight.
As we await You,
O God of silence,
We embrace Your holy night.
Candlelight Mass is as beautiful, emotional, and wonderful as it was when I was a student: a perfect way to start the final week of Advent.
December 19, 2009
Silent night,
Holy night,
All is calm,
All is bright.
Sleep in heavenly peace.
December 11, 2009
Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your work with excellence. -Unknown
December 6, 2009
I love Advent. I love the weeks of preparation for Christmas… listening to music, writing cards, decorating. I’ve used the same Christmas tree since I moved to San Diego six years ago for my first year of college. In my current apartment, one of my roommates supplied the Advent wreath as I had the tree and a small nativity scene. We bought stockings together. One of my roommate’s moved away at the beginning of September for a new job. She was the one with the Advent wreath. So today, I went to Michael’s and bought the supplies to fashion my own Advent wreath. For under $10, I have a beautiful wreath that will last a lifetime (benefit of fake greens!). The candle holders are gorgeous and I super glued purple and pink ribbon to them. I like the ribbon, but I may commission my dad to paint the glass holders for future years. The wreath is plain, so I may eventually dress it up. Right now though, I love it. I love the flickering light of the first two purple candles and all that it symbolizes.
Ready the way,
Ready the way,
Ready the way of the Lord.
December 2, 2009
“Dreams are illustrations… from the book your soul is writing about you.” ~Marsha Norman
December 1, 2009
“I need a silent night, a holy night
To hear an angel voice through the chaos and the noise
I need a midnight clear, a little peace right here
To end this crazy day with a silent night”
~Amy Grant, “I Need A Silent Night”
November 22, 2009
“Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.” – Henry Ward Beecher
November 15, 2009
I spent some time on the beach this weekend, in prayer, with old and new friends. It was truly revealing.
“We are gathered at table
as one in the Lord.
We are gathered as people
who are living the Word.
Our hearts and our spirits
are nurtured by grace.
It is Jesus who fills us.
He is here in this place.”
November 15, 2009
“Think of all the hands you have touched and how much they have left an imprint on you. Handprints are actually heartprints that can never be erased. The hand has its own memory. When you touch someone or are touched by someone, you exchange hearts with each other. Think of all the places that carry your handprints and all the people who bear your heartprint. They are permanent, and will last forever.”
April 2, 2009
Four years. It seems like an incredibly long time.
A few quotes from Pope John Paul II today, in his memory:
“Love is never defeated.”
“Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.”
“Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.”
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