Life is Messy – When Did You Forget How to Play?
Daily Reflection – A Smile is an Invitation
Daily Reflection – Finding More Joy
Daily Reflection – The Ingredients of Lasting Happiness
Dancing for Joy
Do you think John the Baptist could bust a move on the dance floor? He started practicing in the womb!
THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL IS LUKE 1:39-56
All kidding aside, today we reflect on Mary greeting Elizabeth, the beauty of the Magnificat, and how, when we realize we are in the presence of God, we find what makes us dance for joy. Then, we can bring that joy to others.
Meditation of the Day – Out of the Darkness
“Out of the darkness of my life, so much frustrated, I put before you the one great thing to love on earth: The Blessed Sacrament … There you will find romance, glory, honor, fidelity, and the true way of all your loves on earth, and more than that: Death. By the divine paradox, that which ends life, and demands the surrender of all, and yet by the taste (or foretaste) of which alone can what you seek in your earthly relationships (love, faithfulness, joy) be maintained, or take on that complexion of reality, of eternal endurance, which every man’s heart desires.”— J. R. R. Tolkien, p. 119
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Dancing for Joy
Be an Ambassador for Joy
Do you think John the Baptist could bust a move on the dance floor? He started practicing in the womb after all! All kidding aside, today Matthew reflects on Mary greeting Elizabeth, the beauty of the Magnificat, and how, when we realize we are in the presence of God, we find what makes us dance for joy.
Daily Reflection – Most of Us Could Use More Joy, Hope, and Peace in Our Lives
Minute Meditation – Joy is a Gift From God
Joy is a gift from God, one of God’s surprises that comes to us when we are expecting something else. And yet we can also say that joy is won. It is won by those with heart enough to surrender to God. God gives the power to surrender, but we alone can choose to use that power. So in that sense we win our joy in God. And “win” is a good word here, for the surrender is never made without a struggle; and in this case by losing the struggle against God and surrendering to God, we win! Another paradox, another reality that only the Spirit of God can explain. Only in the power of God’s spirit is our defeat our victory, and our surrender our real possession.
— from the book Song of the Sparrow: New Poems and Meditations by Murray Bodo, OFM
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