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		<description><![CDATA[You have taken away my sackcloth and clothed me with joy.  - Ps 30:12b Reflection.  The Lord is preparing you for the banquet of joy.  Everything He does is designed to bring you safely home to heaven.  Sometimes he sends a shocking wake-up call; but most times he sends a gentle kiss.  Either way it [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[A cheerful heart is excellent medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.  - Prov 17:22 Reflection.  Judy Garland sang the above song so beautifully.  If you are grieving, you can decide to be miserable for three months, three years, or thirty years.  Which is best for you?  Focus on the gift of life [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everlasting delights are at Your right hand.  - Ps 16:11b Reflection.  A grateful heart brings joy to the soul.  Be grateful this day.  Don&#8217;t dwell on your losses.  Focus on the gift of life, and begin again.  Be grateful if you have known the meaning of true love.  Be grateful even if you haven&#8217;t. Prayer.  [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy.  &#8211; Ex 20:8 Reflection.  Each Sunday, take the time for reflection and prayer.  The goal of contemplation is to do nothing; to think nothing.  Just rest in God the way a pet rests in the lap of its master.  The idea is to pray without words.  Focus on [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lord takes delight in His people.  &#8230; Let the saints exult in their glory and sing for joy.  &#8211; Ps 149:4, 5 Reflection.  St. Francis of Assisi prayed, &#8220;Make me a channel of your peace.  Where there is hatred, let me bring love &#8230; Where there is sadness, joy.&#8221;  Be like St. Francis; know [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those who dwell at the ends of the earth are awestruck by Your wonders.  You call forth songs of joy from sunrise to sunset.  &#8211; Ps 65:9 Reflection.  Walt Whitman once wrote, &#8220;A single mouse is miracle enough to convert a thousand infidels.&#8221;  Faith opens one&#8217;s eyes to see miracles in ordinary things.  Everything around [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those who are righteous will rejoice; they will exult before God, crying out with great delight. - Ps 68:4 Reflection.  Enjoy your precious life, but not as an end in itself.  Think of heaven as your true home.  Try not to move too fast today.  When you race, you tend to see so little.  Be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blog.messengerofjoy.com/2012/02/daily-meditation-694/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let them offer sacrifices in thanksgiving and recount His deeds with jubilation.  - Ps 107:22 Reflection.  Life is difficult because there are endless problems to be solved each day.  But if you take them one at a time, you&#8217;ll get through just fine.  Love can make it easy, but perfect love can make it joy. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blog.messengerofjoy.com/2012/01/daily-meditation-693/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a resolute spirit within me.  - Ps 51:12 Reflection.  Sometimes the emotional connection between our brain and our body is dull.  We know intellectually that God loves us at every moment of the day, but we still remain listless.  St. Paul said, &#8220;Rejoice always&#8221; (Phil [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blog.messengerofjoy.com/2012/01/daily-meditation-692/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[You are my help, and in the shadow of Your wings I rejoice.  &#8211; Ps 63:8 Reflection.  I am protected by God&#8217;s love.  Jesus said, &#8220;In this world you will have many problems, but be of good cheer for I have overcome the world&#8221; (Jn 16:33).  Do not let your soul be troubled.  Let the [...]]]></description>
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