For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me. … Truly, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and…
Read More“An idealist is one who, on noticing a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes it will also make better soup.” — H. L. Mencken Frequently, I have a picture in my head of how something should be or how some event should go. When my image does not match reality, I am usually…
Read MoreSome pursue happiness. Others create it within themselves. — Anonymous When I wait for someone else to make me happy, I am doomed to a lifetime of unhappiness. I have learned that I cannot condition my attitude on other people. It is not their role in life to make me happy, nor…
Read MoreI pray because I can’t help myself. I pray because I’m helpless. I pray because the need flows out of me all the time, waking and sleeping. It doesn’t change God. It changes me. C. S. Lewis To which I say “Amen.” Which, by the way means “and so it is”…
Read MoreWhen we are stunned to the place beyond words, when an aspect of life takes us away from being able to chip away at something until it’s down to a manageable size and then to file it nicely away, when all we can say in response is “Wow,” that’s a prayer. … Wonder…
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