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    Tag: Love

    The Hardest Thing (a Haiku)

    It is far simplerTo know Your unending loveThan to accept it

    17 Mar 20227 Mar 2022 by Tim McGee

    Moved to Pray

    Identified by the FatherDescended upon by the SpiritThe Word Incarnate entered the wildernessA desert of separationMoved to prayDenying himself human sustenanceAllowing himself to be solely filledWith Father… Read more “Moved to Pray”

    10 Mar 20226 Mar 2022 by Tim McGee

    Can I?

    Can I seek to do His will  outside of my limited perception of holiness?Can I see Him  in the gaze of the disheveled and the dirty?Can I… Read more “Can I?”

    24 Feb 202223 Feb 2022 by Tim McGee

    Sunday readings reflection: Holiness manifest in love

    February 20, 2022 1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23Psalm 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-131 Corinthians 15:45-49Luke 6:27-38 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022022.cfm The Commandments are summed up in this sentence: You shall… Read more “Sunday readings reflection: Holiness manifest in love”

    19 Feb 202225 Feb 2022 by Tim McGee

    Greatest gift ever

    Schwinn 5-speed chopper with banana seat and high back sissy barOxford English DictionaryWedding ringFuzzy lined CrocsFaithKirby Puckett autographed baseballThree daughtersRed tie with sparkles64-pack Crayola crayonsHopeForged in Fire… Read more “Greatest gift ever”

    10 Feb 20224 Feb 2022 by Tim McGee

    Seeking God

    The stilled soul of the contemplativeseeks Him in the quiet of a soft snowfall,or in the grandeur of a multi-hued sunset,or from the solitude of reading poetry… Read more “Seeking God”

    3 Feb 202228 Jan 2022 by Tim McGee

    Monday Psalms, Psalm 44 (43)

    Rouse Yourself! Why do You sleep, O Lord? Our soul is bowed down to the dust. Rise up, come to our help! Deliver us for the sake… Read more “Monday Psalms, Psalm 44 (43)”

    31 Jan 202228 Jan 2022 by Tim McGee

    Sunday readings reflection: Got nothin’ (without love)

    Sunday, January 30, 2022 Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19Psalm 71:1-6, 15-171 Corinthians 12:31-13:13Luke 4:21-30 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/013022.cfm Charity upholds and purifies our human ability to love, and raises it to the… Read more “Sunday readings reflection: Got nothin’ (without love)”

    29 Jan 20225 Feb 2022 by Tim McGee

    Unutterably Undeserved [thank you]

    You createdAnd breathed lifeThen etched Your Word        For love Without costYou are my GodAnd I am Yours

    20 Jan 202214 Jan 2022 by Tim McGee

    Prayer from Scripture, 1 Corinthians 16:13-14

    May I be on guard, stand vigilantly in faith, filled with courage and Your strength, O Lord. May I ever seek to do everything in love. Amen

    4 Jan 20222 Jan 2022 by Tim McGee

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