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Quote for the Day:
Silence of Mary, speak to me,
teach me how with you and like you
I can learn to keep all things in my heart as you did,?
to pray always in the silence of my heart as you did.
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
Quote from the book, "101 Inspirational Stories of the Power of Prayer"
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Tut, tut... looks like rain...tut, tut.. looks like rain
That's from Winnie the Pooh.... some things you remember even when you are way older than six. Anyway its what just came to my mind now as I look out the window. The Weather Channel doesn't say rain... but I'm thinkin they need to put up a revision.
Friday, is my day of recollection. Oh Joy. We each take one day a month to have a sort of personal mini retreat day. It's very nice. Don't have to answer the phone or take my turn at the door. Just find a nice quiet place and pray and read and just be. That's the plan. I hope it works out - I've been looking forward to my retreat day for two weeks. I won't even care if it rains because I like rain sometimes as long as it doesn't stay around too long. I could never live in Seattle or a costal city where they get rain all the time... my mental system just wouldn't tolerate it at all.
I was looking at a Visitor Map for Spokane today... one of those things that surfaces when one does a bit of cleaning... and it gave the native interpretation for Spokane. It means, "Children of the Sun." I really like that. I always knew they talked about Spokane as "Sunny Spokane" but I forgot that that was the actual name of it. I knew it was the name of the tribe that lived her at one time... (other than the local baseball team name). Anyway, it suits me just fine.. because I love the sun. And of course Saint Francis too was very fond of Brother Sun... so looks like all around I ended up in the right place in the right order.
So we shall see how my Day of Recollection goes. I'm hoping for the best. Maybe I'll do a little levitating in the morning - followed by a few visions in the afternoon. Just your light typical holy day in the monastery.
Blessings of Peace and Joy!
Sister Patricia
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Sr Patricia
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