Author Topic: Minute Meditations (Read 160626 times)

hofelina · « **Reply #1600 on:** September 15, 2012, 03:13:01 AM »

Sensible Shopping Minute Meditations
The next time you ponder a purchase, first ask yourself how it will serve your soulâ€”or even if it will. Just because you can have something, doesnâ€™t mean you should.

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hofelina · « **Reply #1601 on:** September 16, 2012, 12:30:05 PM »

Nourishment from God Minute Meditations
People somehow have not evolved beyond a prehistoric fear of scarcity. As Christians, though, we take heart in knowing our Godâ€™s providential love for us. If we stay close to the Lord who feeds us and nourishes us each day, we canâ€™t go too far astray.

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hofelina · « **Reply #1602 on:** September 17, 2012, 03:05:54 AM »

Quenching Thirst Minute Meditations
Anyone who thirsts for God eagerly studies and meditates on the inspired word, knowing that he is certain to find the one for whom he thirsts. -St. Bernard of Clairvaux

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hofelina · « **Reply #1603 on:** September 19, 2012, 02:21:39 PM »

Praying the Psalms Minute Meditations
If the psalm prays, you pray too. If it laments, do the same. If it gives thanks, rejoice along with it. If it speaks in the presence of fear, tremble with it. For all that is written in the psalms is meant to be a mirror for us. -St. Augustine

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hofelina · « **Reply #1604 on:** September 20, 2012, 04:20:12 AM »

Alone with God Minute Meditations
When you pray gather up your whole self, enter with your Beloved into the chamber of your heart, and there remain alone with him, forgetting all exterior concerns; and there remain aloft with all your love and all your mind, your affections, your desires and devotion. -St. Bonaventure

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hofelina · « **Reply #1605 on:** September 21, 2012, 05:40:01 AM »

Go Forward in Peace Minute Meditations
Our spiritual journey is an ongoing process. Whether or not our faith experience is marked by dramatic turning points, there is always room for growth. God gives us all we need to continue growing in faith as we do our imperfect best to act on what we have already been given.

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hofelina · « **Reply #1606 on:** September 22, 2012, 04:03:12 AM »

Turn to God Minute Meditations
If we find ourselves in a negative situation, we can trust that God has already provided what we need to fulfill our role. We can keep turning to God and then keep taking the next right step. We can be who we are. God can use us when we are true to our own nature.

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hofelina · « **Reply #1607 on:** September 23, 2012, 08:23:35 AM »

Heaven on Earth Minute Meditations
Lord, while I live on this earth, I live in youâ€”and you are heaven: You are glory and peace and joy. You are love. At this moment and at every moment when I live in you, I already experience heaven.

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hofelina · « **Reply #1608 on:** September 25, 2012, 03:34:50 AM »

Deliver Us From Evil Minute Meditations
Lord, you stand ready to help us choose grace over sin. I know how strong temptations can be. I have sinned over and over againâ€”failed to love my enemies, to help others when I could haveâ€¦ So, Father, through the precious blood of Jesus, save me. Deliver me from sin because of your love.

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hofelina · « **Reply #1609 on:** September 26, 2012, 04:38:03 AM »

Godâ€™s Eternal Love Minute Meditations
God knows all your regrets, hopes, secrets, and sins. And he loves you not in spite of all that but simply because he loves you. His love is like a motherâ€™s love, which never stops no matter how her child disappoints her.

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hofelina · « **Reply #1610 on:** September 27, 2012, 02:28:01 PM »

At Home With God Minute Meditations
God is your Creator, Redeemer, and advocate. Be at home with him, for he lives in you. God wants you to be so much a part of him that you and he can live in fellowship. Thatâ€™s how it was before Adam and Eve sinned, when they would be with God in the cool of the evening. God wants to restore that intimacy with you.

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hofelina · « **Reply #1611 on:** September 28, 2012, 02:27:48 PM »

Sea of Mercy Minute Meditations
All my nothingness is drowned in the sea of your mercy. With the confidence of a child, I throw myself into your arms, O Father of mercy, to make up for the unbelief of so many souls who are afraid to trust in you. â€”St. Faustina Kowalska

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hofelina · « **Reply #1612 on:** September 29, 2012, 02:20:24 PM »

The Blind Shall See Minute Meditations
The Bible gives me a deep, comforting sense that â€œthings seen are temporal, and things unseen are eternal.â€
â€”Helen Keller

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hofelina · « **Reply #1613 on:** September 30, 2012, 05:35:24 AM »

When I Canâ€™t Pray Minute Meditations
When I am incapable of praying, I want to keep telling him that I love him. Itâ€™s not difficult, and it keeps the fire going.
â€”St. ThÃ©rÃ¨se of Lisieux

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hofelina · « **Reply #1614 on:** October 01, 2012, 04:57:49 AM »

A Love Story Minute Meditations
The Christian faith isâ€”at its very coreâ€”a love story. It is the ongoing narrative of the Creatorâ€™s love for us, his creations. And in turn, it is our love story with him.

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hofelina · « **Reply #1615 on:** October 02, 2012, 04:02:22 AM »

In Our Best Interest Minute Meditations
In Godâ€™s great love for us he does not give us all we ask. He tempers the love he has for us with wisdom, understanding, and knowledge of what is in our best interest evenâ€”or especiallyâ€”when we cannot see it ourselves.

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hofelina · « **Reply #1616 on:** October 03, 2012, 01:05:10 PM »

Open Your Heart Minute Meditations
The more I know myself to be loved by God, the more I open my heart with love to the world.

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hofelina · « **Reply #1617 on:** October 04, 2012, 03:54:19 AM »

Pleasing God Minute Meditations
Almighty, eternal, just and merciful God, grant us in our misery that we may do for your sake alone what we know you want us to do, and always want what pleases you; so that, cleansed and enlightened interiorly and fired with the ardor of the Holy Spirit, we may be able to follow in the footsteps of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, and so make our way to you.
â€”St. Francis of Assisi

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hofelina · « **Reply #1618 on:** October 05, 2012, 04:35:28 AM »

True Discipleship Minute Meditations
Give me the grace, O Savior of the world, to bring your presence even to your enemies and to persist faithfully in witnessing to them even when I find it painful to do so. Let me be inspired by your martyrs who constantly call us back to you, our only hope and salvation.
â€”Fr. Benedict J. Groeschel, C.F.R.

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hofelina · « **Reply #1619 on:** October 06, 2012, 02:38:50 PM »

Discernible Actions Minute Meditations
There is a time for meekness and also a time for assertive action. The same Jesus who instructed us to turn the other cheek also turned over the tables of the moneychangers in the Temple and called them on their behavior. Godâ€™s grace and wisdom enable us to discern when to act with restraint and when to assert ourselves.

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hofelina · « **Reply #1620 on:** October 07, 2012, 04:38:30 AM »

Living Examples Minute Meditations
Because we have had our own share of pain, we gain credibility with those who still suffer. We offer hope in a way that those whose lives have been untouched by pain cannot. We become living examples that heartache, broken relationships, physical pain, and grief are not insurmountable with the help of God.

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hofelina · « **Reply #1621 on:** October 08, 2012, 05:41:50 AM »

Godâ€™s Healing Power Minute Meditations
Saying yes to Godâ€™s healing power means letting go of self-destructive behaviors. It means turning a deaf ear to promptings that would have us obey their demands in the name of doing what we want.

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hofelina · « **Reply #1622 on:** October 09, 2012, 04:25:05 AM »

Change For the Better Minute Meditations
Sometimes the only way to free ourselves of past regrets is to face them and deal with them in the present. We can then change for the better what is in our power to change, and leave the rest in Godâ€™s hands.

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hofelina · « **Reply #1623 on:** October 10, 2012, 02:38:49 PM »

Helping Others Minute Meditations
God can bring us out of our own turmoilâ€”not just for our own benefit, but also to help others in a way that we could never do if we had not been through our own private hell.

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hofelina · « **Reply #1624 on:** October 11, 2012, 05:32:48 AM »

Faith Is the Answer Minute Meditations
Ultimately, faith is the only key to the universe. The final meaning of human existence, and the answers to the questions on which all our happiness depends, cannot be found in any other way.
â€”Thomas Merton

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hofelina · « **Reply #1625 on:** October 12, 2012, 09:23:26 AM »

The Teacher Minute Meditations
Jesus does not need books or doctors to teach souls. He, the Doctor of doctors, teaches without the noise of words. I have never heard him speak and yet I know he is in me. At every moment, he guides me and inspires me.
â€”St. ThÃ©rÃ¨se of Lisieux

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hofelina · « **Reply #1626 on:** October 13, 2012, 02:39:48 PM »

Modern Day Miracles Minute Meditations
You hear people saying sometimes that there are fewer miracles nowadays. Might it not rather be that there are fewer people living a life of faith?
â€”St. JosemarÃa EscrivÃ¡

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hofelina · « **Reply #1627 on:** October 14, 2012, 04:00:06 PM »

Living Faith Minute Meditations
Come, Holy Spirit, into our lives. Fill our hearts with the joy that belongs to your very being. Teach us to sing the blessings you have offered us throughout our lives. Focus our eyes on Jesus from whom every saving grace comes. Move us from a fatigued faith to a living faith.

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hofelina · « **Reply #1628 on:** October 15, 2012, 02:32:26 PM »

Growing Joy Minute Meditations
Father of happiness, give us wit along with our worldly wisdom so we can be open to the joyful surprises you constantly prepare for us. Rescue us from too much solemnity that our joy may be pure and growing.

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hofelina · « **Reply #1629 on:** October 16, 2012, 02:06:04 PM »

Abundant Love Minute Meditations
Saving Lord, we know in faith that in you we live and move and have our being. In the times we feel you are far away from us, fill us with the trust that you care for us with your abundant love.

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hofelina · « **Reply #1630 on:** October 17, 2012, 03:14:23 AM »

Expressing Ourselves Minute Meditations
Human beings do not live in their minds alone. We need to externalize bodilyâ€”with words, signs, and gesturesâ€”what is in our minds and hearts. We need to see, hear, and feel forgivenessâ€”not just think about it.

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hofelina · « **Reply #1631 on:** October 18, 2012, 02:24:34 PM »

Heralds of Christ Minute Meditations
There is something we can do about the unconditional forgiveness we receive from Godâ€”we can celebrate! Having been forgiven we are empowered to forgive ourselves and one another. We are celebrating that we have experienced the peace, justice, and reconciliation that makes us heralds of Christâ€™s kingdom on earth.
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hofelina · « **Reply #1632 on:** October 19, 2012, 02:12:49 PM »

Living the Gospel Minute Meditations
The most important thing in the sacrament of reconciliation is what Jesus does: he welcomes us, assures us of forgiveness, and encourages us to continue living the values of the Gospel.

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hofelina · « **Reply #1633 on:** October 20, 2012, 07:48:06 PM »

Annointing of the Sick

The best reason for receiving the sacrament of the anointing may simply be that through it God offers his helpâ€”whether it is God's healing or God's strength, which enables us to cope with illness or impending death.

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hofelina · « **Reply #1634 on:** October 21, 2012, 02:08:07 AM »

Living In the Moment Minute Meditations
Always have a firm and determined intention of wanting to serve God with all your heart for your whole life. Do not be concerned about tomorrow, and think only about doing good today. When tomorrow comes and is called â€œtoday,â€ then you can think about it.

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hofelina · « **Reply #1635 on:** October 22, 2012, 04:24:31 AM »

Consequence of Sin Minute Meditations
Take comfort because your suffering is in Godâ€™s will. If human nature is resentful of suffering and resists it, that is because human beings were created for happiness, and crosses are a consequence of sin.

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hofelina · « **Reply #1636 on:** October 23, 2012, 06:12:47 PM »

Waste of Time

Any mental picture of your life that focuses on past sins is a lie and thus comes from the devil. Jesus loves you and has forgiven you your sins, so there is no room for having a downcast spirit. Whatever persuades you otherwise is truly a waste of time.

â€” from Padre Pio's Spiritual Direction for Every Day

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hofelina · « **Reply #1637 on:** October 24, 2012, 02:17:55 PM »

Resembling Jesus Minute Meditations
Love being on the cross more than being at the foot of the cross; love being in agony with Jesus in the garden more than having empathy for him in the garden, because you will resemble the Divine Prototype more this way.

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hofelina · « **Reply #1638 on:** October 25, 2012, 02:28:41 PM »

Giving Your Best Minute Meditations
First, you need to give your relationship with God your best time. Spend time with God when you are at your best. Though God loves us even when weâ€™re at our worst, that shouldnâ€™t be all he gets.

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hofelina · « **Reply #1639 on:** October 26, 2012, 02:36:31 PM »

Desiring Forgiveness Minute Meditations
On a daily basis, our prayer time might include a brief examination of conscience, looking honestly at the times we failed to live in accord with Godâ€™s commandments, to live in self-giving love. Such reflection should lead us to an expression of sorrow for our failures and stir in us the desire for the sacramental celebration of Godâ€™s forgiveness.

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