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Wait
There is one small bud on my orchid. At first, I think it is early for it to bloom. Then I remember that it was about this time two years ago when my friend gifted it to me. It was… Continue reading
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Rooted
In the morning, the snow is beautiful, dressing bare branches and evergreen boughs alike in thick white finery. Later, the wind will arrive and fiercely transform the landscape. Now, I feel safely enclosed. Then, the vista will become wide and… Continue reading
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Uncharitable thoughts
As I hear myself complain about a person for the umpteenth time, I stop. It’s only a few days out from Ash Wednesday, when I prayed the Litany of Penance with others and we asked God to accept our repentance… Continue reading
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Focus
The focus it takes to be a figure skater astounds me. Skating requires technique and artistry. It depends on hours of practice and conditioning. And like any sport, skating is a mental game as well physical. Once on the ice,… Continue reading
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Mercy
I watch the shifting patterns of light on the ceiling, fascinated. I try to trace the source of the brightness, yet I can’t quite fathom its path. Is it moonlight interrupted by passing clouds, or ambient streetlight, or headlights from… Continue reading
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The midst
The day begins in fog and so does my mind. Of all the days, this is the one I most yearn to spend in quiet, in prayer, in fasting, in closeness with God. I want the ashes on my forehead;… Continue reading
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Light
I sit in the comfort of predawn, the only light emanating from the Christmas tree. Well, not the only light. There is the lingering light from the radiance of the young girl’s face as she reverently placed baby Jesus in… Continue reading
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Enough
I arrive at the edge of the mystery hesitant and unfaithful. There is no mansion prepared in my heart to welcome the Christ child. Rather, the space around my soul is cluttered with mundane preoccupations and lists of preparations and… Continue reading
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Infinite
May God be merciful to us and bless us,show us the light of the holy countenance and come to us.Psalm 67:1 When I first look out the window, I do not notice the sleet. Then it becomes heavier, the blobs… Continue reading
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Incremental light
The longest night ushers me gently into the morning. Beginning today, as the side of the earth on which I live begins a slow turn toward the sun, the light will incrementally increase. It will not be a steady expansion,… Continue reading
Anne E. Kitch 