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Topic: wisdom

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“"You must put into the earth everything you take out and do it faithfully."”

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“"Justice is not taking what is not ours; it's sharing resources that belong to the whole human family."”

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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:

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Prayer for a brighter new year

Instead, I will ask that Your resolutions be mine.
Your path, my path. Your will, my will.
Let us walk headlong into this new year together.

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Prayer for those struggling with lack of faith

My faith is threadbare, worn almost to a whisper.
And yet I need You more than ever.

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Prayer for voting

Help us remember the needs of the many,
not merely our own.

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Prayer for Peace and Healing

May we never remain complacent, frustrated and hopeless.

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Make us ONE

Holy God,take away all hatred, prejudice and divisionand all things that interfere with what makes us ONE.May we be united in beliefs and practices of Peace, Faith, and Justice…Empower us…

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From darkness into light

And I knew that could happen
to our world too —
This growing in
and emerging from
Darkness into Light

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Woman at the Well

I don’t even want to recount
what has happened
in my life this year.
I just want to be with the One
who already knows.
who knows me through and through
better than I know myself.

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A Prayer for Teachers during this pandemic

Give us an abundance of patience as we learn to juggle our teaching, sanitizing, distancing and masking, while trying to be attentive to the needs of our students.

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A prayer for restoration and rebirth: A response to the coronavirus

Protect us from plummeting into the social darkness of racism, poverty and despair that a pandemic can cause.
Aid our global community as it seeks to share resources, human skills and the knowledge needed to eradicate the virus.

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Quote of the day

March 19
Solemnity of Saint Joseph
“Every year I renew this same prayer, every year I pray you to watch over your words during Lent.”
– Saint Mother Theodore Guerin