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Preventing Worry Nests

That the birds of worry and care

fly about your head

This you cannot change

But that they build nests in your hair

This you can prevent.

Chinese Proverb

Today I replace my worry with

trust and faith in my ability

to use my resources to

face whatever life brings me.

Wings

Alcohol gave me wings to fly,

then it took away the sky.

Cup of Coffee

From Gerry Straub's Blog:

Cup of Coffee

Each day needs to be a pilgrimage

into my own heart.
“This day is yours, Lord,”

I say each day upon rising.

Yet, before I even finish

my first cup of coffee,

the day has become mine.
God never shouts to be heard over our noise.

Only silence gives God a chance to speak.
The soul that waits on God,

patiently and unhurriedly,

will eventually be filled
with the realization he or she
is infinitely loved.

from Thoughts of a Blind Beggar

St. Peter Regalado

St. Peter Regalado
(1390-1456)

Peter lived at a very busy time. The Great Western Schism (1378-1417) was settled at the Council of Constance (1414-1418).
France and England were fighting the Hundred Years’ War, and in 1453 the Byzantine Empire was completely wiped out by the loss of Constantinople to the Turks.
At Peter’s death the age of printing had just begun in Germany, and Columbus's arrival in the New World was less than 40 years away.

Peter led the friars by his example.
A special love of the poor and the sick characterized Peter. Miraculous stories are told about his charity to the poor.
For example, the bread never seemed to run out as long as Peter had hungry people to feed.
Throughout most of his life, Peter went hungry; he lived only on bread and water.

St.Peter was an effective leader of the friars
because he did not become ensnared
in anger over the sins of others.

Peter helped sinning friars rearrange
the priorities in their lives and
dedicate themselves to living the gospel
of Jesus Christ as they had vowed.

This patient correction is
an act of charity available
to all Franciscans,

not just to superiors.

Seeing The Good

The beauty of my soul shines in many ways.
The greatest of these is love.
In the spirit of loving kindness,
every day a little ugliness is removed;
my perspective on life grows broader and deeper.

In the spirit of love, my life become fresher,
my soul humbler;
evil seems to disappear, and
I learn to distinguish sinner from the sin.

Do I see the good in people?

Safeguard The Present

If the past is unredeemable,

and the future unpredictable,

what more practical course is open

than to safeguard the present by

constant rememberance of the divine?
Paul Brunton

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