December …is a month of sharing some Spiritual Lights

These “Holy Lights” are full of…
…caring
…acts of simple kindness
…gifts wrapped with Love
…singing of carols
…forgiving with all your heart
…listening with wonderful patience
…decorating with lights of Joy
…instilling Hope into our world
…kneeling in prayer at a manger
…trusting that we each can say a “Yes” that brings Peace

Christmas is a holy time to come to the sacred place of Bethlehem
where Jesus is born as we each share and live our faith courageously.

Come Lord, Jesus …be born in our heart every day.
May this Christmas season remind us that the angels sang…
Let there be Peace on Earth. 🌍

*(Reread the “ Holy Light” list above …take those humble thoughts
with you during this month of December and into the New Year.)

A Month of Giving Thanks

Each day of November, think of someone or something you are thankful for.

How did that person or event influence your life for the better?

How were you…
…inspired
…challenged
…blessed
…graced

Now remember there are every day ordinary people and events that will unassumingly share God’s Glory.

We should certainly count our ordinary blessings, and make each one count with goodness galore.

The invariable mark of deep wisdom is to see the miraculous in the very common.

To be grateful…..is to recognize God in everyone and everything.

October Welcomes Autumn Time

Let’s get up every day saying: Good Morning, Good God
The Lord’s daily gifts are so many
The ones He invites us to share dwell within our humble spirits…
…kindness galore for everybody
…a wonderful listening heart of compassion
…respectful words to sow harmony
…being creative in living your prayer

Let our prayers be simple and life-giving
Try some Two-Word Heart Prayers:
Calm me
Still me
Settle me

Forgive me
Pardon me
Liberate me

Plant me
Root me deep
Enfold me

Embrace me
Trust me
Support me

Lift me up
Love me
Take care of me

Now…go out and do that for someone you meet today.
Just think of all our prayers being lived and how they decorate the tree of life with faithful leaves.

September… A new season

Autumn time  🍁
Leaves of Faith

Colors of…
…courage
…forgiveness
…generosity
…kindness
…respect

Breezes of…
…charity
…good will
…volunteering
…caring
…helping

Gathering of leaves…
…celebrating
…praying
…chanting hymns
…holding prayer beads
…folding hands

Leaves dancing on trees remind us of…
…family
…neighbors
…friends
…community
…church

Let us celebrate this Autumn season appreciating the beautiful leaves
that remind us of the Grandeur of God all around us….and within each one of us. 🍁

August Sunshine 😊

August…a Summer month with lots of sunshine
Perhaps one can learn to focus
on the warmth of God’s “unconditional love”
Lessons learned…
…to be kind-hearted
…more understanding that
differences can enrich us
…to listen with an open heart
…to forgive and not to hold a grudge

Remember…
the warmth of “unconditional love”
can help us to develop a center of…
…peace and compassion
…charity and empathy
…goodness and joy

Let us during these hazy, hot days of August
be reminded of a deeper way of sharing
God’s creative sunshine through our…
…good deeds
…good friendships
…good holy prayers
…good kind words
😊
and you will find in doing so~~
a sacred place and space full of sunshine
that is reflected in your heart and spirit
and shared with all those you encounter.

Celebrate “Goodness”

Goodness Gracious
What a gift and blessing we all have to
celebrate the loving presence of God in our life.
Goodness is there everyday and it teaches us to…
…adapt
…forgive
…be just
…trust more
…always have hope
…be full of compassion and mercy
…listen better
…share simply
…give up being selfish
…love more

Goodness Gracious…Gracious Goodness

We can all choose to “be loving goodness”
We can make the world a better and good place
to live in and care about each other.

Goodness Gracious …Gracious Goodness

Celebrate with God’s Grace …
…uplift one another’s spirits
…encourage peace in one heart each day
…sow hope wherever you go
…create harmony by being “extra” kind
…be inspired by the goodness of others in ordinary ways

Goodness Gracious …Gracious Goodness
This month…weave a path of “Goodness” in
every encounter with God’s love. Amen.