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Lori Strawn

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Prayer

Prayer for a deceased loved one on their birthday

I celebrate the life of the beloved I knew,
the hands I held, the life I shared.

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Prayer

Prayer of blessing for a new pet

God, who forms all creatures with loving hands,
bless this, our new companion animal.

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Prayer

A Prayer in the Face of Gun Violence

Help us to commit to peace
in our dealings with one another.

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Gospel reflection

Sunday, March 27, 2022: Fourth Sunday of Lent

‘Remind them that they always have a home in your heart.’

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Gospel reflection

Sunday, March 20, 2022: Third Week of Lent

‘… think of the relief you’ll feel facing Easter with a clean heart!’

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Gospel reflection

Sunday, March 13, 2022: Second Sunday of Lent

‘It is true? Is it helpful? Is it inspiring? Is it necessary? Is it kind?

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Gospel reflection

Sunday, March 6, 2022: First Sunday of Lent

‘It’s the first week of Lent – are you tempted yet?

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Story

One Good Day: Thoughts on Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving this year, in many ways, hearkens back to Thanksgivings of old. As a nation, we remain bitterly divided politically. Those on the margins face terrible persecution. But mightn’t we still manage to have one good day together?

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Story

‘Dear Friend’

Did you have a pen pal growing up? What did you learn from your pal?

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Story

Musings on World Poetry Day

Today, why not discover the work of a poet you’ve never heard of before?

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Story

Enlarging Your “I”

Everything you do now in the interest of others, in the interest of stemming the tide of this disease, is growing yourself beyond your former boundaries. And that is a good thing.

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Story

The Art of Isolation

Let the holy within you rise
to greet silence as a friend
and enter into prayer
that moves and lives
and has being in you
for as long as it lasts.

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Providence Associate Lori Strawn is a freelance writer and editor who lives in Witchita, Kansas. A 1987 graduate of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Lori formerly served on the advisory board for the Providence Associates.