Gratitude is the emotional response to the surprise of our very existence.Diana Butler Bass (Grateful, p. 43) I am writing on Thanksgiving Eve of 2023 – Wednesday, November 22. It didn’t occur to me until last night, as my wife and I were driving home from an interfaith Thanksgiving service, that it was sixty yearsContinueContinue reading “A HOPE FOR PEACE”
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GIVE THANKS
Yes, the LORD has done great things for us, and we are overjoyed.LORD, change our circumstances for the better, like dry streams in the desert waste!Let those who plant with tears reap the harvest with joyful shouts.Let those who go out, crying and carrying their seed, come home with joyful shouts, carrying bales of grain
Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge.I say to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.’You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures for evermore.[Psalm 16:1, 16 NRSV] I’ve been struggling with aContinueContinue reading “FAMILY MATTERS”
Walking Together in Faith 