Just a thought- perhaps length should not be our focus, a better focus may be wholeness. Thanksgiving for me is an essential part in grounding my relationship with my Lord.
In His Love,
Sr. Clare
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On Jun 2, 2024, at 7:54 AM, Sister Mary Francis <chrpubs@gmail.com> wrote:

Thank you for your thoughts and suggestions Sister Julian. They are very much in line with my thoughts.

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> On Jun 1, 2024, at 3:07 PM, Helen Boyer <boyerhelen66@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hello Sister Mary Francis,
> I am glad you are raising the question about adding ‘notes of Thanksgiving ‘ for answers to our prayers of petition- and perhaps also for God’s other blessings, large and small in the midst of a chaotic world.
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> I am reminded of the psalms and petitions and lamentations - that end with gratitude to God. Gratitude I believe is essential for Benedictine balance.
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> I am not known for my brevity and don’t have a good option to offer for how to add thanks without lengthening the prayer list.  It may be worth considering consolidating the intro list of Church leadership (as a category) and then of CSL leadership (without the use of specific names?)… And merging the list of those in formation / discernment but listing specific names?
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> Have a good week, too, sister!
> Peace,
> Sr Julian
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>> On Jun 1, 2024, at 12:16 PM, Sister Mary Francis <chrpubs@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Dear Abbess, Brothers and Sisters,
>> Greetings to all! I learned a new lesson this week in "my how things have changed". When I graduated from High School, we felt blessed if we had a skate party at the end of the year. My great granddaughter just graduated from the 8th grade and the school trip was a week in New York and Washington D.C.  Seems a little overkill, but MacKenna and her daddy (a parent chaperone) had a blast. They took a boat ride around the Statue of Liberty and sent me pictures from/of St. Patrick's Cathedral.  They toured the Capitol in D.C., so all in all, MacKenna learned lots about people and our country. I doubt this graduation trip will ever be topped for either of them.
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>> Please say a prayer of thanksgiving: Margaret Justus has been successfully treated for breast cancer. I removed her from our prayer list since we do not have a thanksgiving section to list answered prayer. Adding such would lengthen the prayer list, and yet giving thanks for answered prayer seems an important part of our prayer ministry. Any thoughts?
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>> The prayer list is attached. Have a good week.
>> Sister Mary Francis Deulen, OSB
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> <CSL Prayer List 06-02-24.pdf>
> <CSL Prayer List 06-02-24.docx>