Prayer for others cannot be seen as an extraordinary exercise that must be practised from time to time. Rather, it is the very beat of a compassionate heart.
02455 – Prayer for Others
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02450 – A Story of Survival
Angel, a Jew, owner of the most famous bakery in Germany, often said: "Do you know why I'm alive today? I was still a teenager when Nazis in Germany killed Jews mercilessly. Nazis took us to Auschwitz by train. Last night in the ward was deadly cold. We were left for...
02370 – Blessing of the Magi
There is no reversingthis road.The path that bore you heregoes in one direction only,every step drawing youdown a wayby which you will notreturn.You thought arrivalwas everything,that your entire journeyended with kneelingin the placeyou had spent allto find.When you...
02363 – For the 6th Day of Christmas
I make an act of faith toward all mankind, Where doubts would linger and suspicions brood.I make an act of joy toward all sad hearts, Where laughter pales and tears abound.I make an act of strength toward feeble things, Where life grows dim and death draws near.I make...
02349 – Created for Joy!
I sometimes forgetthat I was created for Joy.My mind is too busy.My Heart is too heavyfor me to rememberthat I have beencalled to dancethe Sacred dance of life.I was created to smileTo LoveTo be lifted upAnd to lift others up.O’ Sacred OneUntangle my feetfrom all that...
02341 – “A Prayer for the New Year”
God,Grant that I may pass through the coming year with a faithful heart. There will be much to test me and make weak my strength before the year ends.In my confusion I shall often say the word that is not true and do the thing of which I am ashamed. There will be...
02340 – “Let Us Fall in Love Again”
Let us fall in love againand scatter gold dust all over the world.Let us become a new springand feel the breeze drift in the heaven’s scent.Let us dress the earth in green,and like the sap of a young treelet the grace from within sustain us.Let us carve gems out of...
02314 – Prayer
Let the rain come and wash awaythe ancient grudges, the bitter hatredsheld, and nurtured over generations.Let the rain wash away the memoryof the hurt, the neglect.Then let the sun come out andfill the sky with rainbows.Let the warmth of the sun heal uswherever we are...
02306 – What Good is It?
What good is it that Christ was born [2,000] years ago if he is not born now in your heart?
02276 – Journeying through Bethlehem
For outlandish creatures like us, on our way to a heart, a brain, and courage, Bethlehem is not the end of our journey but only the beginning - not home but the place through which we must pass if ever we are to reach home at last. from The Magnificent Defeat