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Prayer is so important! Not because I am trying to tell God what to do, or to manipulate his will – I have to remind myself of this from time to time. The wording of my prayers has to be a bit more intentional, to make me double-check my motive – my will or God’s will? ...
September is National Recovery Month and September 14 is National Sober Day. Hats off to all you silent soldiers daily struggling to stay sober – free from the control of addictive substances. I can so easily forget how MANY people are working so hard to change their lives and free...
Happiness is like jam… you can’t spread even a little without getting some on yourself!
Jam is such a simple thing, isn’t it? Who would think that it would ever relay a life message for us? Personally, I think spreading jam is fun! There is room to be creative – I can...
Last week of August = BE KIND TO HUMANKIND WEEK
Be Kind To Humankind Week was founded Lorraine Jara who was inspired by a sad story of two men involved in a boating accident from her hometown. The two men clung to life while other boaters passed them by because they didn’t want to...
Prayers work wonders, and are so powerful, it is true! People from Guardian Angels are so incredibly devoted to praying for those – especially in our community – who are in need of prayers. It is one thing we can always do for one another, when we cannot think of anything else to do...
BeFriending - Being there when someone is hurting or challenged
BeFrienders Ministry - a Listening Ministry: Compassion, Confidentiality, Non-judgmental Presence, and Caring vs. Curing.
Pope Francis encourages us all to do this – accompany people in the vulnerability of life’s...