After Wednesday’s events involving the loss of Maria I woke up and was thinking very reflectively on life. I spent yesterday in prayer and quiet thought.

As I have always said, it is not normal in my mind that a parent should lose their child and in Maria’s case that her kids lost their mom. I feel badly for her family and I feel badly for her children and siblings as well. They are a involved and loving family always helping one another .

This situation has just served as a reminder again of how fragile life really is.

May You Be Blessed by Kate Nowak

This morning as I showered I again offered it up as a reminder of my baptismal waters and continued my prayer. After I got out of the shower I was looking at a painting done by a friend for me back 10 or so years ago and it is beautiful. I studied it as I stood there and thought to myself, each brushstroke on the wall is insignificant on its own but all of the paint strokes together create a work of beauty,

That is the way that we need to address our lives. Some of the brush strokes on my canvas are dark and strained but without those heavier strokes the softer ones would not be noticeable.

When my lifes painting is completed It would be my deepest hope that people will look at it as a beautiful attempt at humanity and love. A painting that helped people who were part of the brush strokes of my life. Amen !

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

On Day Star( a christian cable station)  look it up 🙂     This  program is called Relections. Just beautiful.

I use this for prayer and it is very peaceful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Bb64v-XXI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp2BXcXBJjA

God Bless You !

Danny