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STRENGTH TO ENDURE

For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth.Job 19:25 KJV Among the stack of devotional books on my shelves is one titled Dorothy Day: Selected Writings. Day, for those who may not know, was the founder of the Catholic Worker Movement, a tireless workerContinueContinue reading “STRENGTH TO ENDURE”

A CALMNESS IN CASCADE VALLEY

Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars.Praise him, heaven of heavens, and you waters above the heavens.Let them praise the Name of the LORD; for he commanded, and they were created.[Psalm 148:3-5, BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, p. 805-806] Since I’ve been spending a lot of time in Akron for a varietyContinueContinue reading “A CALMNESS IN CASCADE VALLEY”

THE BEAUTY OF CREATION

O LORD, how manifold are your works! in wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.[Psalm 104:25 BCP Psalter] One of the goals I set for myself when I first retired in 2020 was to improve my photography skills. I wrote about this a couple of years ago (seeContinueContinue reading “THE BEAUTY OF CREATION”