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from the prayer journal of Fr. jack Tolley

2/13/2019

This quotation from Madeleine L'Engle from my 2006 prayer Journal is so true.
It is in the difficult times of our lives that it is so easy to turn away from or blame God
for what happened to us.
Remember God is always with us.
Blessings and love, Fr. Jack.

"It is when things go wrong,
when the good things do not happen,
when our prayers seem to have been lost,
that God is most present.
We do not need the sheltering wings when things go smoothly.
We are closest to God in the darkness, stumbling along blindly."

(Madeleine L’Engle, 1918 to 2007, fiction writer, Episcopalian)

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From the Prayer Journal of Father Jack Tolley

2/6/2019

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Friends: I believe it is God's nature to be loving, kind and gentle to us and others always. Sometimes we have a tough time believing this and are far too hard on ourselves. Maybe this article I saved in my 2016 Prayer Journal
will help you.
Blessings and love, Fr. Jack.

"Jesus died for the sins of Judas, the same for the sins of John.
There is no sin so great that our Lord cannot love you
- otherwise we would not be commanded to love our enemies.
If you have been an enemy to God, it's okay. You are still loved.
God will not turn you away for being unlovable."
(Lane Morris Buchanan-Forward Day By Day-July 2016)

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