while the sun shines." (pg.9) Dark clouds are always just beyond the horizon. Every family moved to Minnesota with one common goal in mind. This goal was to have a home‚ a family‚ and a farm. Life on the farm was not easy; if Andrew Peterson was still living‚ he would attest to that. Peterson was a man of religion and land. He emigrated to the United States of America from Sweden; who came here with nothing but a dream and a prayer. After five years of life as a hired hand in Iowa‚ Peterson was given
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remember a field Of red poppies‚ once behind the forest When the full moon rose.’ ‘Blood Leaves similar dark stains – When it runs for a long time On stones or rusted iron.’ (And the sea’s breath Touched the eyes Of another Lazarus Who was saying a prayer In thanksgiving For miracles) 4 All night The kindness Of the sea continued – Breaking into Walled-up griefs That men had sworn Would never be disclosed‚ Accepting outflung denunciations With a calmness That brought a reminder
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Britain during the early Eighties‚ when I was growing up‚ was very different from the way it is now. There was no awareness of the rotating month of fasting in the Islamic calendar‚ no flexibility to working hours‚ no facility for prayer in offices and no calls for prayer on television. For one month every year‚ my family and I would undertake this annual Islamic duty furtively‚ tip-toeing around for the pre-dawn meal for fear of waking up the neighbours with the kitchen clatter‚ and reluctant to
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swimming in the moonlight‚ and miraculously after seeing their beautiful colors they become beautiful to him. According to traditional Christian doctrine‚ the Mariner must repent by means of prayer before he can be saved from sin. So far‚ no grace had been granted. Allowing him the appropriate frame of mind for prayer— “no saint took pity on [his] soul in agony” (Gibson 9). The Mariner finally finds grace when the water snakes transform from ugly to beautiful in the moonlight of the shadow of the ship
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that is decisive. Indeed‚ the crowning good work for the monastic is “never to lose hope in God’s mercy” (RB 4:74). PRAYER Benedictine schools cultivate a fundamental attentiveness to the ways in which God is present in the human mind and heart and‚ indeed‚ in all creation. St. Benedict directs that nothing is to be preferred to prayer (RB 43.3). This daily experience of prayer is supported and deepened by individual spiritual reading‚ a practice that Benedictines call by its Latin name‚ lectio divino
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that followed only led me to tear more‚ but the bittersweet aftertaste of each tear soothed the pain in my wound. Slowly it recovered and the bleeding had stopped‚ casting the last tear into the puddle beneath. ~~~ Dark‚ gloomy clouds infuse the horizon as the prolonged day tardily transformed into the polar opposite of light. A droplet of rain water landed on the side of my cheek as we stared at above. For months‚ rain has never
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start of important enterprises. While many Filipino tribes practices blood sacrifice‚ more common were bloodless offerings like vegetables‚ plants or palm leaf books with prayers‚ supplication or praises. Sometimes‚ small boats were made on which feasts were prepared for the deity‚ and the boat sent out to sea towards the horizon. Rituals for good health involves a sacred bath in the river were the people of the community would often sprinkle themselves with bundles of sacred herbs dipped in the river
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Prayer can be thought of as a form of worship. Some people may find a prayer peaceful or sentimental while others feel it’s not useful in their spiritual life. These types of people often perceive prayer done in one way with very strict boundaries. Before taking the Prayer and Spirituality class at Mercy‚ this was me. I often found myself bored during morning prayer and even day dreaming during mass. Through the concepts and topics of this course I have learned that there are many different ways
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driven society. People were encouraged to work hard and devote themselves entirely to their vocation‚ regardless of their social class. Although religion remained dominant during the Italian Renaissance‚ people discovered more‚ and broadened their horizons separate from the Church whereas Protestantism promoted a constant connection to faith. Hard work and total devotion to God were the main principles of the Protestantism. It was believed that each individual has a personal connection to God
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celebratesuccess.It is the most important date in our academic calendar as it is the time when our faculty and staff cangather with us‚ students to celebrate our academic achievement. Remember that each recognition dayis not the end but a new beginning to a new horizon of our career.Visitors‚ our dear parents‚ our unrelenting and dynamic mentors‚ Welcome to the 9 th Recognition DayProgram of Sta. Elena high school SY 2008-2009.Today‚ mark another milestone in the history of Sta. Elena High School‚ as we push the
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