God’s Humble Heart
John R. Barker, OFM
February 28, 2025
God gives us everything we need to attain all of God’s gracious promises.
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Use Your Voice
Franciscan Media
February 10, 2017
Thank you, Lord, for giving me a voice and a hope and a purpose, as well as blessings to proclaim. Thank you for the whisper and the shout and the simple, obedient statement, all of which are mine to sound ...
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Our Earthly Mission
Franciscan Media
February 4, 2017
Deep down, we all have a sense that we were put on earth for something. We have a mission and our hearts yearn to discern what that mission is. Often we come close, but we sense what we’ve found isn’t ...
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Remain Calm
Franciscan Media
February 2, 2017
Father, grant me the grace to remain calm and serene in the midst of turmoil in my own life so that I can reflect at least a little of Jesus' peace. I ask this in Jesus' name, Amen. - from ...
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Beautifully Ordinary
Franciscan Media
January 31, 2017
Anyone can find what is beautiful and true by living apart from ordinary life. Everyone is enlightened on the mountaintop. The harder choice is to live with the knowing right in the center of your life. In your daily chores. ...
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In Times of Trouble
Franciscan Media
January 28, 2017
Maybe the highest form of spirituality is simply to bear patiently with our brokenness. In the midst of a world of emotional and psychological violence, perhaps we can at least refrain from violence of any kind toward ourselves. - from ...
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Quiet Prayer
Franciscan Media
January 21, 2017
Father, there are ways in which I have grown quiet. Some hopes and dreams in my heart are too long-awaited, too sacred to be the stuff of idle chatter. Lord, I trust your faithfulness and your goodness and your love. ...
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