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Post-Summer-Solstice Prayer

August 12, 2017

June 30-July 3, 2017 I. My spirit is empty, waiting to be filled with something wondrous and new. In fleeting moments, I glimpse possibilities. Messages from friends feel like hints from God calling me to seek a more purposeful path. But I cannot yet find the starting point, and so, I sit in darkness, waiting … More Post-Summer-Solstice Prayer

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