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Pruned
Empress Dowager Cixi, 1838-1908 Vines with fruit ink and water color on silk, first half of 19th c. Warsaw, National Museum via Wikimedia Commons If my heart remains open to and my mind stays focused...
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How many ways to love
James Tissot, 1836-1902Le lavement des pieds, between 1886 and 1894opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper Brooklyn Museum Just for today I am going to think of one way to love one other...
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Seeing God
JESUS MAFA. The Ascension, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. [retrieved May 17, 2015].Looking at Jesus, we see that God forgives,...
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The cup of Love
Capilla de Corpus Christi, Catedral de Burgos © José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro via Wikimedia Commons As a unique, significant member of the Body of Christ, each of us is privileged to share in the...
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Small seeds of love
Love in a pot God has planted the seed of unconditional love in each of our hearts. We watch that seed grow and spread and provide shelter as we practice forgiveness instead of resentment, patience...
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At peace in the storm
Jesus asleep in the boat Rest easy. The storm will pass. God is with us. The Lord is in charge. All is well. A violent squall came up and waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was already...
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Practicing faith
Laura James The Woman Suffering from Hemorrhages acrylic on canvas, 2007 Private Collection Medicine is a practice and doctors don’t always have the answer. But Jesus does. Today I am going to practice...
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The whole of the human mystery
James Tissot (1836-1902) Il ne fit pas des miracles mais il guérit Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, 1886-1896 Brooklyn Museum of Art When my friend Tina died, people shared so many...
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The simple life
James Tissot, 1836-1902 Il les envoya deux à deux, 1886-1896 Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper Brooklyn Museum I don’t need overstocked cupboards, expensive gadgets, a big salary, or...
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Moved by compassion
Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890 Shepherd with a Flock of Sheep Nuenen, September 1884 oil on canvas Mexico City, Museo Soumaya What moves my heart to feel compassion? The 10,000 people packed in an open...
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More than enough
Loaves and Fishes Mosaic in the Church of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes, Tabgha, Israel May I remember to thank God for the food I eat, the clothes I wear, the home I have. May I remember to...
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God cares
James Tissot (1836-1902) Jésus enseigne le peuple près de la mer opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, between 1886 and 1894 Brooklyn Museum Our need for signs from the Lord speaks of our...
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Taught by God
James Tissot (1836-1902) La multiplicité des pains, between 1886 and 1894 opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper Brooklyn Museum The Word of God teaches me to be bread for those who are...
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God’s gift
As I unwrap God’s gift of life today, may I remember to thank the One who gave it to me. [Jesus said to the crowds:] “I have life because of the Father.” John 6:57bFiled under: Catholic, Christianity,...
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Words of eternal life
Jesus then said to the Twelve, “Do you also want to leave?” Simon Peter answered him, “Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” John 6: 67-68 I’ve heard “love thy neighbor as...
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Power to change
Ernst Barlach, 1870-1938 Lehrender Christus, mit vorgestreckten Händen, 1922 Jesus knows we’re human. At times we’re going to be judgmental, indifferent, greedy, resentful, and self-seeking. We’re also...
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Touch of compassion
Ottheinrich-Bibel, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Blatt 55v: Heilung des Taubstummen, Mk 7,31-37 ca.1425-1430 Jesus touches my ears and I hear the cries of those who are grieving, discouraged, abused,...
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Show, don’t tell
Rétire-toi, SatanJames Tissot (1836-1902)opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, between 1886 and 1894Brooklyn Museum “But who do you say that I am?” You ask me. In faith, I would answer,...
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In the arms of God
James Tissot (1836-1902) Jésus et le petit enfant opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, between 1886 and 1894 Brooklyn Museum Imagine the arms of Jesus around me. Respectful. Comforting....
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For Jesus
Tita Gori (1870-1941) Jésus-Christ entouré de disciples et d’une sainte femme Collection privée By Jean-Marc Pascolo (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia CommonsWe are for Jesus, not against him,...
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