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Daily Archives: April 21, 2013
Breathing Under Water – Part 8
“Humbly asked [God] to remove our shortcomings.” Step 7 of The Twelve Steps And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them,, … Continue reading
Posted in Breathing Under Water, Living as Apprentices
Tagged Breathing Underwater: Spirituality and the 12 Steps, Richard Rohr
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A Week of Horror – and Searching of Souls
Friday at 3:30 AM I woke up and couldn’t get back to sleep. As usual, I turned on my radio set on an NPR station to listen to BBC. There would be no more sleep that night as the events … Continue reading
Posted in Karen's journey, Living as Apprentices
Tagged Beatitudes, Benediction, Boston Marathon bombing, Kent Haruf
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