Our Wonder Room

More on Prayer

“Prayer is not eloquence, but earnestness; not the definition of helplessness, but the feeling of it; not figures of speech; but earnestness of soul.” – Hannah More May your time today in prayer be rich, abundant and lengthy. You know, I was just thinking. Prayer should not interrupt my day, but I should allow for … Read more

Mercy

“Moreover, you are not to ask what each man’s deserts are.  Mercy is not ordinarily held to consist in pronouncing  judgment on another man’s deserts, but in relieving his necessities; in giving aid to the poor, not in inquiring how good they are.” … St. Ambrose

As Friends

I wanted to share part of a poem that I read last night. This isn’t the whole poem because it is quite long: Alas, My God, that we should be Such Strangers to each other! O that as Friends we might agree, And walk and talk together! Thou know’st, my Soul does dearly love The … Read more

No One

“No one is so rich that he does not need another’s help; no one so poor as not to be useful in some way to his fellow man.” – Leo XIII There isn’t a particular reason that this quote caught my eye this morning, but as I thought about it more and more, one of … Read more