Tag: gratitude (5 entries)

The Choice of Gratitude

· 8 June 2009

Your life, your being, your very existence, is gift. It is a gift given to you, for you to be you, for you to share. The choice is yours. Each new day is a gift. Are you going to smile...

He Died for Me

· 21 April 2008

We have all seen pictures of the crucifixion. There is one particular picture, a bit different from most, which I want to describe. The viewpoint of the picture is from above the Cross, a little higher than His right hand...

All is Gift

· 27 March 2008

This is the last reflection of a series on seven signposts. The first reflection began Lent, and now this one bridges us into the Easter season and beyond. Signposts give us direction. They point to some place. They involve action,...

Certainty

· 22 January 2008

At some point in every faith journey, one finds him or her self taking an inventory of their core, central beliefs. Some of these beliefs are held very tightly, some loosely. The more central a belief, the more one aligns...

All is Gift

· 6 November 2007

Meister Eckhart, a 14th century German mystic, once wrote, "If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough." From Ronald Rolheiser's book, The Shattered Lantern: The original sin of Adam and...