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Linda
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Joined: 16 September 2003
Location: United States
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Posted: 12 June 2009 at 4:08pm \| IP Logged

LIVE IN MY LIFE

Lord,
I invite you to live in my life today.

Here is my face – Smile through it.

Here is my mouth – Speak to someone with it.

Here are my ears – Listen to someone with them.

Here is my heart – Love someone with it.

Here are my hands – Touch someone with them.

Here are my arms – Hug someone with them.

Here are my feet – Walk with them this day.
Amen

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Who you are is God's gift to you....what you do with yourself, is your gift to God.
Linda

Linda
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Joined: 16 September 2003
Location: United States
Posts: 216

Posted: 01 October 2009 at 1:10pm \| IP Logged

Spiritual Desolation

Sometimes one can feel that they are weighed down and in a place of spiritual desolation.

Is important that you remember that everyone experiences periods in his or her life of desolation.

Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta experienced periods of terrible despair and times when her faith weakened to the point of hopelessness. Nevertheless she remained focused on her trust in the Lord and took some consolation in knowing that God’s grace is always sufficient to follow the way of the Lord. And in many ways this strengthen her resolve even more.

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Who you are is God's gift to you....what you do with yourself, is your gift to God.
Linda

yan9085
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Posted: 12 August 2010 at 2:00am \| IP Logged

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