by Darlene | Mar 29, 2022 | Prayers & Reflections
Discover God in the blessing of your birth, the beginning of a sacred story. “Your life is nothing more than a love story. Between you and God. Nothing more. Every person, every experience, every gift, every loss, every pain is sent to your path for one reason and one...
by Darlene | Dec 28, 2021 | Prayers & Reflections
Present time, present time…what can it be, what can it be? This was a little jingle my daughter used to sing on her birthday and at Christmas. Who doesn’t enjoy watching a loved one open a gift and the feeling of giving the perfect gift? The buildup is always...
by Darlene | Jul 28, 2021 | Prayers & Reflections
The soul. Saint Teresa of Avila begins her famous book about the soul’s progress in prayer and virtue by lamenting how little effort many people make to care for their immortal souls. She states that “faith tells us that we possess souls” made in the image and...
by Darlene | Jun 8, 2021 | Prayers & Reflections
I created this reflection and ritual for Pause & Pray, an online retreat for Retreat Reflect Renew. I hope this helps you to love the questions as Rilke says and gives you rest in God’s care during transition, that place of threshold. We continue this time...
by Darlene | Mar 9, 2021 | Prayers & Reflections
God speaks to each of us as God makes us, Then walks with us silently out of the night. These are the words we dimly hear: You, sent out beyond your recall, Go to the limits of your longing. Embody me. Flare up like flame And make big shadows I can move in. Let...
