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Seeing Eyes and Listening Ears

7/21/2016

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I couldn't help but think of the images above when reading Jesus' words in today's Gospel about seeing and not really seeing and hearing and not really hearing.  How true!  I know I do this lots of times.   Even with God in prayer, there are times I know God is telling me or asking me something and I "somehow" don't hear it.  Do I wonder why?

​It isn't always easy to hear or listen to God, especially when God is calling me to some kind of personal conversion needed in my life.  Do you sometimes know what God is asking of you, yet play the game of not really focusing on it?  I've done that for years and I am still wrestling with some areas of my life that need improvement.   

​Seeing can be a real problem for me too.  I can get frustrated with others who fail to see the big picture of things while sticking to insignificant problems that may come up.  I sometimes see only through my perspective of things and this can cause problems too.  Seeing and listening are gifts from God.  Should they be so difficult to open and use?

​I ask today, for the grace to truly try to hear and see God's Will for me in my life.  I may not always catch myself, but it is worth the try.  The one thing I need to see and hear more clearly is the consistent truth that God loves me, even when I fail to see or listen.  God understands.  God does not blow me off or get angry.  God waits patiently, even over a lifetime, for me to come around. 

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Mercy Is Greater

7/15/2016

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Lord, Have Mercy!

7/15/2016

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In you, LORD, I take refuge;
let me never be put to shame.
2n your justice rescue and deliver me;
listen to me and save me!
3e my rock of refuge,
my stronghold to give me safety;
for you are my rock and fortress.

my God, rescue me from the hand of the wicked,
from the clutches of the evil and violent.

You are my hope, Lord;
my trust, GOD, from my youth.
On you I have depended since birth;
from my mother’s womb you are my strength;

my hope in you never wavers.
*I have become a portent to many,
but you are my strong refuge!
My mouth shall be filled with your praise,
shall sing your glory every day.
Do not cast me aside in my old age;
as my strength fails, do not forsake me.
For my enemies speak against me;
they watch and plot against me.

They say, “God has abandoned him.
Pursue, and seize him!
No one will come to the rescue!”
I will always hope in you
and add to all your praise.
​Psalm 71: 1-11,14
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Who Do You Pray For?

7/14/2016

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I just came from a routine doctor's appointment and had a wonderful chat with my doctor about prayer.  Simply sharing, she told me that she prays for each of her patients every day.   I asked her to pray for a few people who have also asked me for health concerns and she promised she would do that too.  I am blessed to know people like this!  I am sure you are too!  :)

Who have I already prayed for today and who will I remember throughout the rest of this day in prayer?  I read yesterday how everything can be turned into a prayer:  cooking, taking out the garbage, yard work, work at the office.  Our whole day, with all of the activities that will come and go, can be a prayer.  

Who will you pray for today?   I will pray for you!  Oh yes, and please pay it forward and pray for my very good doctor too!


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It Is Husking Time!

7/12/2016

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Finished!  3 dozen corn cobs husked and ready for our cookout tonight!  Couldn't help but use the time to think about what it means to husk a cob of corn.   Well, it could mean removing the outer protective layer to prepare the corn for the service it would soon render.   It could mean learning how to gently handle each cob, so that the delicate kernels are not crushed while removing the husks.  It could mean learning to be more patient as I see there are 24 more corn cobs waiting for me.  Husking corn is a process I have always taken for granted before, but today it has become a meditation.

​In a way, I see the gift of life as something that I have been given to handle carefully, especially when I or someone else begins to remove the comfort zone I like or the sense of security that gives me peace.  Looking back on my childhood, my parents and family had provided all the comforts and security I needed.  Growing older, I see that the real world often does not look out for me or for others.  Life is something given to each of us to treasure and to live as fully as possible.   We have been created for a purpose, but sometimes that purpose is compromised, delayed or interrupted by what we call the human condition.  I need to learn patience with the art of fulfilling my God-given purpose in life.  As an American, I am too used to instant feedback or problem solving.  My life is too precious to have it all in one swoop of awareness.  Instead, like the corn in the field, I am sheltered, cared for and brought to harvest at the best time. 

If you think this meditation is a little "corny," I understand.  :)

​A blessed day, everyone!

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Summer DAZE

7/11/2016

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​Have you ever been in a real daze??
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