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2 of 4 ← BACK • NEXT → To-morrow is Saint Valentine’s day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine. Then up he rose, and donn’d his clothes, And dupp’d the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more. —William Shakespeare, 1600-1601…

1 of 4 NEXT → And in a land, upon a hill of flowers, Set the noble Goddess Nature; of branches were her hills and her boughs, wrought of her craft and her measure; Neither has fowl come of engender, that they were not pressed in her presence, to take her doom and have her…

Once the super-bowl is over, advertisers turn from beer and cars to chocolate and hearts. It’s a break from the dreariness of winter, to think of love. You look for love, show your love, and appreciate love on Valentine’s Day. Even though the origin of the holiday came from the Christian martyr Saint Valentine, it’s…

I am willing to soften my heart to receive love I welcome the beauty around me and open my eyes to receive it I embrace my gifts of creativity and express them joyfully I walk in faith knowing that I am safe The gift of life is no mistake My journey is unique I am…

What does our brokenness reveal about us? Are we really unique in our own suffering?  Lots to discuss today as Lori Strawn and Alice Shelton talk about  a paragraph from this complex and often-struggling author’s book “Life of the Beloved”. LISTEN NOW!

Religious Music Rock Star Bono has been making music history for decades. Throughout his long career there is one song U2 plays at every live performance: “I Will Follow.” Bono wrote the song following his mother’s death when he was just fourteen years old. It tells a personal story from his late mother’s perspective. Bono’s…

Daily Quote “If you are coming to help me, you are wasting your time but if you are coming because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.” -Indigenous Saying READ MORE and enjoy these features from the Daily Prayable! → Daily Story → Daily Scripture → Daily Prayer → Daily…

Daily Joke A man walks into a diner and asks the waitress, “If I show you a really good trick, will you give me a free lunch?” The waitress considers it, then agrees. The man reaches into his pocket and pulls out a tiny rat. He reaches into his other pocket and pulls out a…

Daily Scripture Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Deuteronomy 6:7 This scripture is the backbone of all prayer. Deuteronomy 6:7 is one line from Deuteronomy 6, which begins with “Love God.” Teach…

It’s not that I don’t believe in You. I just don’t believe in me. You are all, and I am nothing, so how can I get from here to there? The span between is endless, and if I fall, an eternity of emptiness awaits. Today I start climbing. And I will never stop as long…

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