And the scroll of the profit Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written. — Luke 4:17. At my daughter’s wedding, there were two readings, one a beautiful poem titled The Invitation and the other was from the Beatitudes. Hearing them read gave the words special meaning. Most religions…
Month: October 2022
Importance of Family
This weekend, Suzy and I attended our youngest daughter’s wedding. As you can imagine it was a special occasion attended by their friends and family. Not only did this event welcome Chris and his family to our unique family and vice versa, the wedding was attended by all my children, grandchildren, and my sister. This…
Little Things
I was paid a nice compliment this week. I work with a physical therapist once a week for my arthritis. Recently, I have worked out at the same time with the same group. This Monday, I entered the room and one of the patients who is dealing with some serious disabilities said, “Good morning. I…
Flee From God
But Jonah set out to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. — Jonah 1:3a. Jonah received a call from God, and his first reaction was to flee. I ask myself how many times has God called on me and i reacted by fleeing in some sense. I might pretend the call wasn’t…
Don’t Make The Man
Sometimes the clothes don’t make the man. — Anon and song lyric. I expect the above applies to women as well. It’s an expression that emphasizes that outward appearances, don’t always tell the whole story. What is more important — to dress to the nines or be rich in spirit? I don’t think it was…