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Topic: friendship
Prayer
God of unexpected gifts
God of Providence, you are a God of mystery and surprises.
Thank you for the times unexpected gifts have come my way:
Prayer
A prayer for the loss of a relationship
Now it is over. Our ties severed painfully, or simply faded away from disuse.
We are not what we were.
Prayer
Prayer on the death of a pet
I turn to you for comfort, for the sure knowing
that my pet is with you forever and that
some far-off day, we will be reunited.
Prayer
Take good care (A child’s prayer)
Thank you for all the wonderful things
You have made:
The whole world, all the people
My home, my school, my friends, my pets.
Prayer
Prayer: Small blessings, big impact
Oh, God, it’s winter. I think of the small blessings of cold and chill, ice and snow, and how the season can have a big effect on my mood and…
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“I feel the touch of Jesus very often in the presence of our elder sisters. They are experts in encouragement conveyed by a touch on the shoulder, a hand on my arm, a smile that comes from the light in their hearts and shines through their eyes. I am strengthened, encouraged and humbled when one after the other says to me, “I pray for you every day.” Yes — all of these moments are moments of being touched by Jesus — assured of being a valued part of that living body.”
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“Sister St. Francis is resuscitated enough to preach for the jubilee. To see if she is dead, we shall have to take a little, or even a big boy to her room and ask her about preparing him for Baptism or for Confession. If she opens neither her eyes nor her mouth, we may have the funeral in all safety.”
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“You understand at least, my dearly loved sisters, that I do not have to get down deep in my heart before finding the tender love that fills it for you all...”
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“Really, I am humiliated in seeing Sister St. Francis run in the way of perfection while I just drag along.”
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“We again offered up to heaven the sacrifices of all that we loved, and we thought of those who were weeping for us.”
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“Give my love and greetings to all the sisters, and say that I wish them every good thing which they themselves desire...”
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“She was all this time a good Sister of Providence, and her loss is keenly felt, by none however so deeply as by me.”
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