... a broken and
contrite heart, O
God,
you will not
despise. - Psalm
51:17
"I
still remember an evening meditation on Dutch television
during
which the speaker poured water on hard, dried-out soil,
saying, 'Look, the soil cannot receive the
water and no seed can grow.'
Then
after crumbling the soil with his hands and pouring water
on it again, he
said, 'It is only the broken soil
that can receive
the water and make the seed grow and bear
fruit.'
After
seeing this, I understood what it meant
to begin the Eucharist with a contrite heart,
to begin the Eucharist with a contrite heart,
a
heart broken open,
to
receive the water of God's grace."
Fr
Henri Nouwen
With
Burning Hearts,
A
Meditation on the Eucharistic Life
Photo credit (above): Eve Anderson
Eternal remembrance and
gratitude for the innumerable, generous,
courageous, self-sacrificing and heroic acts of service – seen and unseen.
courageous, self-sacrificing and heroic acts of service – seen and unseen.
Eternal
rest grant unto them, O Lord.
And
let perpetual light shine upon them.
May their souls
and the souls of all of the faithful departed
through the mercy of God rest in peace. AMEN
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through the mercy of God rest in peace. AMEN
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