In our troubles, you are our strength. And in our sorrows, our consolation. (alleluia alleluia) The Psalmist reminds us in this verse that the Maker – the Center – is both our go-to for the inspirational hutzpah we need to get through the day, and is also our consoler – our cheerleader – ...
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There’s way too much to worry about in our world and in our life. Too much stress. Too much bad. On the days when you get up and there is more feeling of down in your heart than there is of up, remember the words of the song by Lynda Randle that we have the ...
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Jesus, our Peace: If there is any doubt in us, you do not love us any less. We wish to find life in your words: “Whoever gives their life for love of me, the risen Lord, will find it.” – Amen When you imagine what the words in the prayer mean by “gives their life,” ...
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This is the story of an old friend who passed from us this week: the morning of New Years Day. I’m not much on writing eulogies until called upon, but in this case, Douglass Hunt and I had “a history,” you might say. 30-some years in the making, and all the great surprises were saved ...
Today is the annual Day of Silence, a day when we stop, in silence, to support our kids and protect them from bullying, abuse, name-calling and harrassment in schools. Not only our children in College, but all the way down into the grades. As long as these children have to face this abuse, we must ...
