Pray: Grace is found in honoring the dead
Christ died and was buried in all of us. Every time you do something physically to honor a deceased person you are performing a work of mercy.
Christ died and was buried in all of us. Every time you do something physically to honor a deceased person you are performing a work of mercy.
In this season of the Feast of All Souls, write a brief prayer for your own soul, asking God how you might serve Him the rest of your living days.
An essay by Brian Doyle offers an opportunity to meditate on suffering and acceptance.
Psalm 84 encourages us to find a home with God.
I set aside the twisted, prideful notion that it was my job to safeguard myself and my daughters single-handedly. We needed God’s grace and protection.
Write about both special times and special places where to meet God everyday.
Since discovering lectio divina, I’ve been on a path of faith reversion, one page at a time.
Being aware of our own failings makes it easier both forgive ourselves and to grant forgiveness.
This reading reminds not just fathers and sons, but also mothers, daughters and all those who parent or are parented that God the Father awaits our return from loneliness, anger, jealousy and desolation with His ever-ready blessing.