Read by Paddy Daly
Lord touches us with a touch that is emptiness and empties us There is a part of me that always wants to be filled, to feel good, and to have life go well, but I also know that a cup that is always full does not have room to receive.
A cup that is never used or shared will grow old and tasteless. It needs to be empties so that it can be filled again and again Sometimes I choose to get involved with someone's situation ask a lot of my time. This emptying can be draining but it can also be rewarding and satisfying and other times I am emptied without being asked ....
The spiritual path is a constant cycle of emptying and filling, Dying and rising and accepting and letting go. I don't always have time to give others. Let the same mind be in you that was in the life of Jesus. Depriving ourselves is a reminder that we need to be emptied from time to time as this strengthens us for other kinds of emptying
The Clutter Cup - Day 5
Read by Vicky McCarthy
Inner Clutter we all have and experience it. Anxiety, Self-pity, Negative thoughts. It all takes up a lot inner space. Anything can be clutter if it keeps us self absorbed,
Physical clutter, the dust in our houses, A stack of mail builds up and it continually needs to be sorted
Clutter in terms of wanting Knowledge,
Be patient as you decide what is clutter and what need s to go.
Breathe In - Guide Me
Breathe Out - Guard me
The Boundaries of the Cup - Day 4
A reading from Brian Eyre
We all have messy days, Days of feeling stressed. At odds with ourselves and with others too. My energy is draining away when I have days like those
I can feel lost and adrift, I feel adrift and don't have the time to pray and space to reflect. I worry and have little time for my inner self.
The same can happen on the spiritual path unless we have boundaries and some discipline. Not everyone else can come first. We need to spread out our own spiritual wings. Even our lord put himself first when he went apart to pray.
It is important to set boundaries and to keep them, and be firm in order to pray. Take some time today to think about your spiritual boundaries
Breathe In - Guide Me
Breathe Out - Guard me
Take time to feel the cup, inside and out, and within - Imagine your spiritual boundaries. Ask for the boundaries that are needed in your spiritual life. "Help me protect my relationship with God. Let my quiet time with you enrich the rest of my day"
The Vessel of Loving Energy Day 3
A reading by Cathal O Shea
I am simply an empty cup until I am filled with the loving energy of God. Today is a good day to realize that it is God who gives us the power to act. We are simply empty cups until we are filled with God's strength. It is God who gives us the power to act and to change. Remember Breathe in ( Guard Me ) Breathe Out ( Guide Me ) I can not grow by my own efforts alone.
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