Tag Archives: mercy

Unmerited Favor

Posted on April 22, 2022 by billtonnis

“I do not understand the mystery of grace – only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us.” – Anne Lamott +++ Listen to the PODCAST version of Today’s Contemplation by clicking HERE. Listen to … Continue reading →

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Grace Abounds

Posted on March 30, 2022 by billtonnis

“Love is the physical structure of the universe.” – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin +++ Listen to the PODCAST version of Today’s Contemplation by clicking HERE. Listen to my song “God Is” on YouTube by clicking HERE. My albums and books Mercy Reigns & Listen to Your Heart are available for purchase HERE. Also available on Amazon. … Continue reading →

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All in All

Posted on February 1, 2022 by billtonnis

“To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.” – Lao Tzu +++ Listen to the PODCAST version of Today’s Contemplation by clicking HERE. For a deeper reflection, listen to my song “How Wonderful to Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE My albums and books Mercy Reigns & Listen to Your … Continue reading →

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I Feel Your Pain

Posted on January 13, 2022 by billtonnis

“Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.” – Pema Chodron +++ Listen to the PODCAST version of Today’s Contemplation by clicking HERE. For a … Continue reading →

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Really Good News

Posted on December 2, 2021 by billtonnis

“Contemplation is nothing more than one’s whole person being seized by the reality of God’s love.” – Brother Roger, founder of the Taize Community in France +++ Listen to the PODCAST version of Today’s Contemplation by clicking HERE. For a … Continue reading →

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Have Faith

Posted on November 17, 2021 by billtonnis

“The love by which we love God is the very same love with which God has first loved us.” – Meister Eckhart +++ Listen to my song “The Way You Are” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Support my ministry by … Continue reading →

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Service Required

Posted on November 10, 2021 by billtonnis

“God tells you where to look; love tells you what to see.” – Matshona Dhliwayo +++ Listen to my song “I Want to Follow You” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Support my ministry by purchasing my songs and books (Mercy Reigns & Listen to … Continue reading →

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Unconditional Love

Posted on October 15, 2021 by billtonnis

“The heart enveloped in the tenderness of God passes that tenderness around indiscriminately, making no distinction between the worthy and the unworthy.” – Brennan Manning +++ Listen to my song “May I Be Light” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Support … Continue reading →

Compassionate Care

Posted on October 5, 2021 by billtonnis

“To follow Jesus is to be a wholemaker, essentially to love the world into new being and life.” – Ilia Delio +++ Listen to my song “Shall We Sing” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Support my ministry by purchasing my songs and … Continue reading →

Big Picture

Posted on September 9, 2021 by billtonnis

Image by Enlightening Images from Pixabay “There is no ‘them and us.’ There is only us.” – Greg Boyle, SJ +++ Listen to my song “All Are One” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Support my ministry by purchasing my songs and books (Mercy Reigns & Listen to … Continue reading →

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