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Monday 11/05/2001
As we begin to live by the light of the soul's joy, everything else seems dull in comparison. For the devotee who has awakened to a life lived in divine love, there is only that. Nothing else will satisfy.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Tuesday 11/06/2001
The mind, which has been allowed to roam wherever it will, at first resists the discipline of meditation. With focus and ceaseless striving, the goal of inner peace is attained.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Wednesday 11/07/2001
Once the mind is brought under control of the concentrated will, persistent striving to maintain steadiness is required. Return again and again to the object of meditation, until at last the peaceful state prevails.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Thursday 11/08/2001
To experience God as our refuge--our shelter and support--we must discern the divine presence in all.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Friday 11/09/2001
The power of peacemaking in our lives is the power of presence, the spiritual power of divine love, which can and will transform our lives and our world.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Saturday 11/10/2001
We always underestimate the power of good in our lives.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Sunday 11/11/2001
The senses and mind must be yoked or restrained by divine wisdom to guide us to right action. When the senses and the mind operate without the conscious control of wisdom, they are like a runaway train without a conductor--headed for a crash.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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