When Death Comes
"It may sound strange to admit but really, we do not need to grieve for our departed loved ones."...
Peggy Spencer is an active member of her parish church, St. John the Baptist, in Fern Tree Gully near Melbourne, Australia. Though not a "professional" writer, Peggy has always loved writing.
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"It may sound strange to admit but really, we do not need to grieve for our departed loved ones."...
"The greatest suffering is being lonely, feeling unloved, having no-one….” (Mother Theresa)...
"Together, we were able to share our gifts and prayers with him. And we both knew too, we could never have managed all this if we had not been comforted by the presence of the Lord, and for me, personally, an understanding, a mere glimmer, of what Our Lady had experienced as she too, stood at the foot of the Cross "...
" . . people are . . looking for answers in this world gripped by panic, irrationality and fear. Are there any answers to be found? "...
The gloom of our world is really only a shadow. Behind the gloom, yet still within our reach, is joy. Take joy for your heart this Christmas....
"To survive in this fragile world, the Christmas story must be made relevant once again in our lives."...
Thoreau . . "wrote in his journal in 1853, ‘I wish to hear the silence of the night, for the silence is something positive and to be heard.’ "...
"God created a world in which we experience not only pain and suffering but also love, courage, faith, loyalty, compassion and hope."...
"The search for peace in society and in the world, cannot be separated from the search for inner peace in our own hearts"...
"As missionary disciples, we must endeavour to live and act in a way that gives witness to the Gospel itself. And most importantly, we must do this with joy!"...