tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-999318340027318448.post8996110651943256724..comments2024-03-11T15:46:01.421-07:00Comments on Aisling on Earth: Waiting....Watering....Not Easy.Fr. Joe Hennessy's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15441275910084651288noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-999318340027318448.post-64287642057308779592011-09-12T10:18:35.697-07:002011-09-12T10:18:35.697-07:00While praying at the mission in San Luis Obispo, I...While praying at the mission in San Luis Obispo, I suddenly realized that I had not really done the heavy lifting of prayer. A thousand little distractions have infiltrated and diverted me, but there I was thinking I was really praying. That sudden realization gave me some insight into what I really want from prayer -- solace, growth, closeness to God, love -- not moments filled with Marc Crowleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12838405371653975075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-999318340027318448.post-55534566344063543322011-08-25T10:51:29.085-07:002011-08-25T10:51:29.085-07:00Coincidence? While on a sojourn in Kalispell,Mt,I&...Coincidence? While on a sojourn in Kalispell,Mt,I'm reading Fr Joe's blog, then turn to a daily spiritual reading that states the story of St Francis working in a beautiful garden. A passerby said, "You must have prayed very hard to get such beautiful plants to grow." The good saint answered, "Yes I did. But every time I started to pray I reached for the hoe."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com