01512 – Every Day is a New Day

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety. Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and...

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01496 – Anger is Within

A monk decides to meditate alone. Away from his monastery, he takes a boat and goes to the middle of the lake, closes his eyes and begins to meditate. After a few hours of unperturbed silence, he suddenly feels the blow of another boat hitting his. With his eyes still...

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01378 – The Second Step to Holy Obedience

Once having the vision [of a God-intoxicated life], the second step to holy obedience is this: Begin where you are. Obey now. Use what little obedience you are capable of, even if it be like a grain of mustard seed. Live this present moment...as you now sit in your...

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00331 – Trust the Light

Christmas is about darkness. Darkest hour and longest night. It is the appointment that we dread the most and work hardest in our lives to avoid year after year after year. Whatever month it may finally happen, it is when we choose at least to play hide-and-seek no...

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00134 – Embrace the Present

You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith, and hope.

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