1Kings 19:9-16; Psalm 27:7-14; Matthew 5:27-32

not in the wild wind
not in the earthquake
but in a whisper
God came to the one
who longed to hear
who longed to see
God’s face
waiting
with courage
and hope
we listen
deeply
and thoughtfully
for God’s word
knowing
how our thoughts
take root
and guide
our actions
we seek
to be
God’s love

Where do you hear God’s word?
How does it take root in your life?

1Kings 18:42-46; Psalm 65:10-13; Matthew 5:20-26

following
the source
of love
and joy
and peace
in our life
we let go
of our anger
and fears
and enter
a deeper faith
with God
who is within us
and by our side
through all
of life’s challenges
by His cross
we find
our way

How do you follow the source of love, joy and peace?
How do you find your way by His cross?

1Kings 18:20-39; Psalm 16:1-8,11; Matthew 5:17-19

fire of God
coming down
in love
for us
fulfilling
commands
and prophecy
we are brought
to our senses
and shown
the path of Life
a sure refuge
we live
in the joy
of God’s presence
putting all
our faith
in God’s help

Do you put all your faith in God’s help?

Matthew 5:13-16

a light
that shines
within
is drawn out
to meet another
drawn out to meet
our God
we are guided
by this
our prayers
for love
and healing
are answered
as we provide
each other
with sustenance
creating
a culture
of flourishing Life
from a
culture of death
we are
the salt
of the earth

Are you guided by your inner light?
Where does it lead you?

1Kings 17:1-6; Psalm 121:1-8; Matthew 5:1-12

our help
Is from the Lord
who made heaven
and earth-
in our poverty
our mourning
and meekness
in our hunger
for peace
and righteousness
we are shown
a mercy
that clears our mind
and heart to see
the one who guards us
night and day
who protects us
from evil
and guides
our every step

Is your help from the Lord?
How does God guide your steps?

Genesis 3:9-15; Psalm 130:1-8; 2Cor 4:13-5:1; Mark 3:20-35

living in God’s will
for love
God’s love for all
we are not discouraged
even as our
outer self
is wasting away
our inner self
is being renewed
day by day
through prayer
looking not
at what is seen
but the unseen
which is eternal
a love
that lasts
even as all else
may be destroyed
in this
we put our faith
and hope
in this
we live
with joy

Is your inner self renewed day by day through prayer?
Do you live by the power of the Holy Spirit?

2Timothy 4:1-8; Psalm 71:8-9,14-22; Luke 2:41-51

in a time
of diversion
from Truth
we persist
in pondering
God’s words of love
in our hearts
whether convenient
or inconvenient
we stay awake
to His Presence
praising
with music
and song
that brings forth
the joy in our hearts

Do you persist in pondering God’s words of love in your heart?

Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Hosea 11:1-9; Isaiah 12:2-6; Ephesians 3:8-19; John 19:31-37

called back
to the source
of our Being
we draw water
joyfully
from the springs
of God’s saving grace
and draw strength
from God’s spirit
in our inner self
that Christ may dwell
in our hearts
through faith
that is rooted
and grounded
in love
a love that surpasses
all knowledge

Do you experience the love from the source of your Being?
Are you grounded in this love?

2Timothy2:8-15; Psalm 25:4-15; Mark 12:28-34

the word of God
alive
and free
teaching
challenging
and guiding
that we may know
the ways
of kindness
and constancy
loving God
with all
your soul
all of your mind
and all of your strength
and loving
our neighbor
as yourself

Does God’s word lead the way in your life?
How does it teach you to love your neighbor?
Who is your neighbor?

2Timothy 1:1-3,6-12; Psalm 25: 2-9; Mark 12: 18-27

not through a Spirit
of cowardice
but of power
and love
and self-control
we are given
our lives
as a gift
for goodness

misled
by our culture
we lose sight
of our spiritual nature
we become
discouraged
despairing
in time
ready for death

then
a Light comes
in revelation
drawing us
to Truth
a saving grace
and we see
ourselves
anew
in the realm
of angels

Have you lost sight of your spiritual nature?
Are you guided by the gifts of the Spirit?