Morning Offering: 04. 14. 26

Today’s Reflection: Prayer must be your lifestyle, not just your emergency contact. –  Mindful Christianity

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

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Morning Offering: 04. 13. 26

Today’s Reflection: I have come to think that care of the soul requires a high degree of resistance to the culture around us, simply because that culture is dedicated to values that have no concern for the soul. – Thomas Merton.

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

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Morning Offering: 04. 12. 26

Today’s Reflection: It became obvious to me that nature has her own language. She speaks through the animals, the trees, and the cool summer breeze. She whispers, ‘Embrace me,’ and I do. –  Red Deer Runs In Darkness

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

Morning Offering is posted by 8 a.m.

Morning Offering: 04. 11. 26

Today’s Reflection: He Is Already There 

Before the alarm,

before the coffee,

before the waking up,

He is already there.

Before the morning rush,

before the drop off line,

before the to-dos on your list,

He is already there.

Before the deadline,

before the disappointment,

before the unexpected delay,

He is already there.

Before the diagnosis,

before the phone call,

before the meeting,

He is already there.

Before the confrontation,

before the heartbreak,

before the life-changing news,

He is already there.

Before the laughter,

before the surprise,

before the blessing,

He is already there.

Before the decision,

before the outcome,

before the need to know,

He is already there.

Before all you will face,

before all you will need to do,

before all you will

experience,

walk through,

see and feel this year – your God is already there. – Stacy L. Sanchez

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

Morning Offering is posted by 8 a.m.

Morning Offering: 04. 10. 26

Morning Offering: MORNING PRAYER –

Remembering God’s loving kindness and our desire to meet with him, we pray together:

Lord, like a mountain stream exuberant in its flow

you carry us into the river of your grace

and transport us effortlessly

to the ocean of your love. –   Bodmin Hermit post

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

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Morning Offering: 04. 09. 26

Today’s Reflection: There are too many instances these days of people standing by while torture is being inflicted, while murder is being  done. We stand by, witnessing it on television. – Dorothy Day (1897-1980), co-founder, Catholic Worker Movement

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

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Morning Offering: 04. 08. 26

Today’s Reflection: A Prayer to Ease Stress 

Loving God, please grant me peace of mind and calm my troubled heart. My soul is like a turbulent sea. I can’t seem to find my balance so I stumble and worry constantly. Give me the strength and clarity of mind to find my purpose and walk the path you’ve laid out for me. I trust your Love God, and know that you will heal this stress. Just as the sun rises each day against the dark of night. Please bring me clarity with the light of God.
In your name I pray, – Author Unknown

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

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Morning Offering: 04. 07. 26

Today’s Reflection: Jesus never said, ‘Worship me,’  but he often said, ‘Follow me.’ – Fr. Richard Rohr.

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Morning Offering: 04. 06. 26

Today’s Reflection: Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in spring-time.– Martin Luther

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

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Morning Offering: 04. 05. 26 Easter Sunday

Today’s Reflection: “Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.” — Pope John Paul II    

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.

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Editor’s note: Today’s image – The Igreja de Santo Ildefonso  (Church of Saint Ildefonso) is an eighteenth-century church in Porto, Portugal, photographed shortly after Easter in 2016 while on pilgrimage in Portugal and Spain.