Prayer of the Day

Hatreds do not ever cease in this world by hating but by love. This is an eternal truth. Overcome anger by love, overcome evil by good. Overcome the miser by giving, overcome the liar by truth. Buddha (Dhammapada 1.5, 17.3, 149-150)

All you who are thirsty, come to the waters; even though you have no money, come! You who have no money, come; receive grain and eat. Come without paying, without cost; drink wine and milk. Why spend money on what is not bread, your wages on what fails to satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and

Let us pray for our sisters and brothersthat our loving God will lead them in the path of love,that God’s word shall be a lamp to their feet,that they may move with courage before God’s face.

Today we celebrate the entrance of St. Stephen into eternal glory.He died praying for those who killed him.Help us to imitate his goodness and to love our enemies.

The wise men knelt at Jesus’ feet. He was so small.  He was so sweet, sleeping upon his mother’s breast, like a new fledgling in its nest. Their gifts his small hands could not hold— the myrrh, the frankincense, the gold. He was too young to speak with them who sought his face in Bethlehem,

May the God of peace, make you holy through and through, and keep you sound in spirit, soul and body, free of any fault when our Lord Jesus Christ comes. He who calls you keeps faith; he will do it.   1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

Every tree, every growing thing as it grows, says this truth: You harvest what you sow. With life as short as a half-taken breath, don’t plant anything but love. Jelaluddin Rumi

I will not leave you desolate; I will come to you.