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The man makes the work
Work. We all participate in it. We have jobs, professions, businesses; some are homemakers and some are students. Work permeates our very existence. All too often, people will introduce themselves as what they do for work. We are not our work; we are children of God created to become like…
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Mercy through Charity
How merciful are we? Mercy is not just giving someone a pass on judgement or punishment, but an act of the will. There is much evil in the world and it affects all of us. Some more than others insomuch as they succumb to it. This evil can and does…
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Sharing is caring, and what we are called to do
As we grow in our faith and spirituality, we should begin to look at others differently. Many times, we come from a place of self-reliance and focus on our own pursuits. We see the world as a place where we need to make our way and stake out our claim. …
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Where true strength is found
Pridefulness runs deep within the fiber of society. From this comes a false sense of strength and power. The political landscape of the country as well as the world leadership is rife with it. The only product of this inept use of this emotion, or more accurately vice; is anger…
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Seeking and obeying God’s will
We have a tendency, especially as a society, to make things harder on ourselves than they need to be. This primarily comes from an egocentric disposition to life and all that is around us. We want things our way. Anything else is simply a hindrance to our happiness. Or is…
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Intentionality and Accountability in the Spiritual Life
It is important to think about how we live. Unwise it is to live for the moment and for ourselves. Life is more than that and we are called to be more. We only have a small amount of time, in the scheme of eternity, to be here and do…
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When knowledge fails
The thirst for knowledge is great. People like the degree, accolades, and attention that come with knowledge and how much they have learned. I would argue that knowledge is usually not enough and many times the pursuit of it keeps us from ascending. We need to obtain wisdom and wisdom…
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Wrong things for the right reason
I think of the expression, “all the wrong things for all the right reasons”, and wonder how often this pertains to the spiritual life. The wrong things are not necessarily bad things, just not the best things to be doing for the intended reason or purpose. To be sure, we…
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It is about the behavior
Responsibility and accountability are two words that do not seem too popular as of late. Responsibility defines our duty to do certain things and possess certain attributes required for a task, while accountability is our obligation to own the outcome of our actions. It seems it has become too easy…
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We can love ourselves to death
Love is a wonderful thing, until it is not. It depends on who or what we are loving and why. Too often, we tend to love the wrong things, for the wrong reason, and ourselves above everyone else; including God! In our pridefulness we focus on ourselves and neglect all…
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