Your Daily Reprieve 05.09.26
Your Daily Reprieve for Saturday May 9 2026 Waynesville, NC Ask yourself regularly, “What am I afraid of? Does it matter? Will it matter in the great scheme of things? Is it worth holding on to?” We have to ask whether it is fear that keeps us from loving. Grace will lead us into such fears and emptiness, and grace alone can fill them, if we are willing to stay in the void. — Richard Rohr Can anything be sadder than work left unfinished? Yes, work never begun. Christina Rossetti God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with him. ~Jim Elliot If we cannot calmly hold a certain degree of fear and anxiety, we will always look for somewhere to expel it. Expelling what we can’t embrace gives us an identity, but it’s a negative identity. —Richard Rohr BIG BOOK ...