THE START

May 30, 2013May 30, 2013 / Michael J. Cunningham / Leave a comment

From those first cries as you took that breath,

your response to God’s invitation to planet earth.

The parent’s joy of your creation cannot be equaled; at least not here,

the gift of your life, each breadth, every act can now be savored, if not understood by all.

Today is The Day to celebrate that life you live and all the days preceding,

each one as fresh as the first, but now packed full to the brim with memories from all the others.

Lovingly stored for you to taste, care for and understand, while God holds you through each moment,

knowing that you are present, in His loving arms today and eternally.

REFLECTION ON THE DAILY GOSPEL 17 APRIL 2013

April 17, 2013April 17, 2013 / Michael J. Cunningham / Leave a comment

Jesus is the bread of life. He gives us every breadth, He provides, He loves. Let us meditate on the gift of the Eucharist as He remains in us and we remain in Him.

REFLECTION ON THE VISITATION OF MARY TO HER COUSIN ELIZABETH

December 21, 2012December 21, 2012 / Michael J. Cunningham / Leave a comment

The image of Mary and Elizabeth celebrating their pregnancies brings us what we want in our own lives. A flood of hope for the future. The joy of creation and the love of these mothers to be give us the hope we need for the future. Their faith and anticipation is really “what the world needs now”. As they hold each other in this most sacred of sacred moments, we can be the vessel that God wants us to be. Mary’s faith and obedience made her a chosen one to carry the child Jesus into our lives to save us. Jesus, after His sacrifice and mission wants us to hold Him inside us.

To have that same joy on the faces of Mary and Elizabeth as they shared the news the day of the Visitation. Feel Him with you right now. In each moment of the day, in each action, in each word and deed. Savor each breadth as you pass through this day.