Category Archives: Today’s Contemplation

Be Light

Posted on October 26, 2020 by billtonnis

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Martin Luther King, Jr. +++ Listen to my song “Salvation” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Ephesians 4:32 Be kind … Continue reading →

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Be the Change

Posted on October 23, 2020 by billtonnis

“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi +++ Listen to my song “All Are One” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Ephesians 4:1-3 I, then, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in … Continue reading →

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Agape

Posted on October 22, 2020 by billtonnis

“To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that love is the reason for my existence, for God is love.” – Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation +++ Listen to my song “Pour Me … Continue reading →

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Eternal Bond

Posted on October 21, 2020 by billtonnis

“God loved us before he made us; and his love has never diminished and never shall.” – Julian of Norwich +++ Listen to my song “How Wonderful to Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Ephesians 3:2-3 If, as I … Continue reading →

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You Belong

Posted on October 20, 2020 by billtonnis

“My eye and God’s eye are one eye, one seeing, one knowing, one love.” – from Sermons of Meister Eckhart +++ Listen to my song “All Are Welcome” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Ephesians 2:17-19 (Christ Jesus) came and … Continue reading →

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Vocation

Posted on October 19, 2020 by billtonnis

“Every child has known God…the God who only knows four words and keeps repeating them, saying: “Come dance with Me.”” – Hafiz +++ Listen to my song “Shall We Sing” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Ephesians 2:10 For we … Continue reading →

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Cheers!

Posted on October 16, 2020 by billtonnis

“To sing is to pray twice.” – St. Augustine +++ Listen to my song “Sing a New Song” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Psalm 33:2-3 Give thanks to the LORD on the harp; on the ten-stringed lyre offer praise. … Continue reading →

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Rejoice

Posted on October 15, 2020 by billtonnis

“When we wallow in guilt, remorse, and shame over real or imagined sins of the past, we are disdaining God’s gift of grace.” – Brennan Manning +++ Listen to my song “Lift Up Our Voices” on YouTube by clicking HERE. … Continue reading →

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Rest

Posted on October 14, 2020 by billtonnis

“There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.” – Rumi +++ Listen to my song “Slow Me Down” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Galatians 5:22-23 The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, … Continue reading →

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Love Over Law

Posted on October 13, 2020 by billtonnis

“A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.” Pope Francis +++ Listen to my song “Mercy Reigns” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Luke 11:38-39 The Pharisee was amazed to see that Jesus did not … Continue reading →

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