“Hymn to Matter,” from Hymn of the Universe, by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Blessed be you, harsh matter, barren soil, stubborn rock: you who yield only to violence, you who force us to work if we would eat. Blessed be you, perilous matter,…
Patient Trust, by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Above all, trust in the slow work of God. We are quite naturally impatient in everything to reach the end without delay. We should like to skip the intermediate stages.…
Prayer by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Lord, by every innate impulse and through all the hazards of my life, I have been driven ceaselessly to search for you and to set you in the heart of…
Canticle of Brother Sun, by St. Francis of Assisi
Most high, all-powerful, all good, Lord All praise is yours, all glory, all honor And all blessing. To you, alone, Most High, do they belong. No mortal lips are worthy…
Prayer for My New Shoes, by Juan V. Fernández de la Gala
Good Father God, I thank you for my new shoes and also for my old ones. You, who look with a Father’s loving indulgence on each of my steps on Earth,…
A Christmas Prayer
O God, during this Christmas season, help us see Your light–radiating in the tiniest grain of sand,In the fungi that grows beneath our feet, in the wildflowers and trees,–and in…
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