Those moments are as powerful Silence exists in me. as the frail flame of a candle There are no words for the loss I feel. that can light an entire dark room. The only sound I hear is the song of your caring. Judith Garrett Garrison and Scott Sheperd Judith Garrett Garrison and Scott Sheperd Be not perplexed, Be not afraid, The soul’s home is not the body- Everything passes, the body craves and decays. God does not change. And the soul’s home is not Patience wins all things. a church, a house, a room— He who has God lacks nothing; they hold only empty space. God alone suffices. The soul-home is a tone, Teresa of vibrations of emotion sustained. Hurting, they came to him, A poem can a soul—so can Healed, they followed him. a painting or a song. And Grateful, they gave to him what they had and what they were. a soul will sing on invisible Blessed, they became a blessing strings, on resonant chords and went out to all the in his name. of a love that simply Those who are hurt accompanies. and healed Gale Swiontkowski grateful and blessed I shall look at the world through tears. still move among us Perhaps I shall see things that dry-eyed I could not see. in his name. Ann Nicholas Woltertorff Feeling strong and strongly feeling. Acceptance is not submission; Being glad and glad of being. it is acknowledgement of the facts of a situation. Care for need and needing caring. Then deciding what to do it. Sharing self and selfless sharing. Kathleen Casey Theisen Full of spirit spirit filling. Will is warm and warmly willing. Give joy enjoy the giving. Life is love and love is living. We can’t pray that God will make our free of problems; this Joseph Byron won’t happen, and it is probably just as well… But people who pray for courage, for strength to bear the unbearable, for the grace to Give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. remember what they have left instead of what they have lost, very Native American saying often find their prayers answered. They discover that they have more strength, more courage than they ever knew themselves to have.
Those moments are as powerful as the frail flame of a candle that can light an entire dark room. Judith Garrett Garrison and Scott Sheperd Be not perplexed, Be not afraid, Everything passes, God does not change. Patience wins all things. He who has God lacks nothing; God alone suffices. Teresa of Hurting, they came to him, Healed, they followed him. Grateful, they gave to him what they had and what they were. Blessed, they became a blessing and went out to all the in his name. Those who are hurt and healed grateful and blessed still move among us in his name. Ann Feeling strong and strongly feeling. Being glad and glad of being. Care for need and needing caring. Sharing self and selfless sharing. Full of spirit spirit filling. Will is warm and warmly willing. Give joy enjoy the giving. Life is love and love is living. Joseph Byron Give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. Native American saying Silence exists in me. There are no words for the loss I feel. The only sound I hear is the song of your caring. Judith Garrett Garrison and Scott Sheperd The soul’s home is not the body- the body craves and decays. And the soul’s home is not a church, a house, a room— they hold only empty space. The soul-home is a tone, vibrations of emotion sustained. A poem can a soul—so can a painting or a song. And a soul will sing on invisible strings, on resonant chords of a love that simply accompanies. Gale Swiontkowski I shall look at the world through tears. Perhaps I shall see things that dry-eyed I could not see. Nicholas Woltertorff Acceptance is not submission; it is acknowledgement of the facts of a situation. Then deciding what to do it. Kathleen Casey Theisen We can’t pray that God will make our free of problems; this won’t happen, and it is probably just as well… But people who pray for courage, for strength to bear the unbearable, for the grace to remember what they have left instead of what they have lost, very often find their prayers answered. They discover that they have more strength, more courage than they ever knew themselves to have.
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