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Pray: Even negative emotions can be welcomed as guests

Pray: Death teaches love & how to “be”

Two spiritual seekers—one a Trappist monk and the other a journalist—ponder the universal questions about the meaning of life through death.

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Pray: No one is excluded from God’s love & mercy.

Inclusion, an act of mercy, is manifested in opening one’s arms wide to welcome without excluding or labeling others–Pope Francis

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Pray: Untie knots with Mary’s healing

Christine Valter Paintner offers a mediation to soften knots in our heart, body, and soul through vulnerability.

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Write: Let go of a knot in order to “untie” it.

Letting go is just another phrase that means forgiveness, especially for ourselves.

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There is nothing to fear: A meditation on Luke 21

By our perseverance—in faith, not in fear—we will secure our lives.

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Write: Compose a prayer for souls

In this season of the Feast of All Souls, write a brief prayer for your own soul, asking God how you might serve Him the rest of your living days.

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Honored and Blessed

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Read: A real-life refuge points to God’s protection and love

I set aside the twisted, prideful notion that it was my job to safeguard myself and my daughters single-handedly. We needed God’s grace and protection.

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