Category Archives: Today’s Contemplation

Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 26, 2020 by billtonnis

“By virtue of Creation, and still more the Incarnation, nothing here below is profane for those who know how to see.” – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin +++ Listen to my song “How Magnificent, Wondrous and Glorious by clicking HERE. +++ … Continue reading →

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Mercy Reigns

Posted on November 25, 2020 by billtonnis

“God’s dream is that you and I and all of us will realize that we are family, that we are made for togetherness, for goodness, and for compassion.” – Desmond Tutu +++ Listen to my song “Mercy Reigns” on YouTube … Continue reading →

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Glory Be

Posted on November 24, 2020 by billtonnis

“Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.” – Rumi +++ Listen to my song “How Magnificent, Wondrous and Glorious” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Psalm 96:11-12 … Continue reading →

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Have Faith

Posted on November 23, 2020 by billtonnis

“Only a life lived in the service to others is worth living.” – Albert Einstein +++ Listen to my song “Pour Me Out” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Luke 21:1-3 When he looked up he saw some wealthy people … Continue reading →

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Come Together

Posted on November 19, 2020 by billtonnis

“We are one, after all, you and I, together we suffer, together exist, and forever will recreate each other.” – Teilhard de Chardin +++ Listen to my song “Breathe On Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Luke 19:41-42 As … Continue reading →

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Express Yourself

Posted on November 18, 2020 by billtonnis

“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” – Thomas Merton, No Man Is an Island +++ Listen to my song “Shall We Sing” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Revelation 4:11 “Worthy are you, … Continue reading →

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Transition

Posted on November 17, 2020 by billtonnis

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” – Lao Tzu +++ Listen to my song “Changed” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Luke 19:2-3 Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a … Continue reading →

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Serve

Posted on November 16, 2020 by billtonnis

“Intense love does not measure, it just gives.” – Mother Teresa +++ Listen to my song “May I Be Light” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Luke 18:35-38 As Jesus approached Jericho a blind man was sitting by the roadside … Continue reading →

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Who Are You?

Posted on November 13, 2020 by billtonnis

“Every one of us is shadowed by an illusory person: a false self. This is the man I want myself to be but who cannot exist, because God does not know anything about him.” – Thomas Merton +++ Listen to … Continue reading →

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Main Message

Posted on November 12, 2020 by billtonnis

“The kingdom of God is available to you in the here and the now. But the question is whether you are available to the kingdom.” – Thich Nhat Hanh +++ Listen to my song “Mercy Reigns” on YouTube. +++ Luke … Continue reading →

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