Do we not know the feeling that overtakes us when we are in the presence of a particular person and, roughly translates as, The fact that this person exists in the world at all, this alone makes this world, and a life in it, meaningful.  – Victor Frankel. I certainly know the feeling Frankel describes.…

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But after I am raised up, I will go ahead of you to Galilee. — Matthew 26:32a. Jesus said the above after he told his disciples they would desert him. There aren’t many of us who would tell our friends I’ll meet you in a few days after they deserted you and denied even knowing…

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Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. — Romans 12:21. I don’t know if you can call a virus “evil,” but I am convinced that to overcome it we can accomplish that by doing good and being kind and compassionate to our neighbors. We wear masks  to save our neighbors, friends, and…

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… for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me. — Matthew 25:35-36. How…

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God doesn’t seem to care how old we are when he issues his call. There are just times when he/she says, “It is time to gather your strength, and get back in the game.”   If you are like me you resist the call initially, but then you hitch up your pants and reenter the…

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