Let us… seek peace… near the inland murmur of streams, and the gracious waving of trees, the beauteous vesture of earth, and sublime pageantry of the skies — Mary Shelley. The peace and serenity Shelley describes above is hard to imagine in these days of Covid, electioneering, and the words coming from both sides before…
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Death Is Nothing At All
The following was read at my friend’s memorial service this Monday. I though it appropriate to publish on the news of Justice Ginsberg: Death Is Nothing At All by Henry Scott-Holland Death is nothing at all. It does not count. I have only slipped away into the next room. Nothing has happened. Everything remains…
Children Of the Light
While you have light, believe in the light, so you may become children of the light. — John 12:36. We cannot survive living totally in the dark. We can’t enjoy great art, Mother Nature, or the face of a child in the dark. Except for Suzy’s cat the rest of God’s creatures are drawn to the…
Pray For Us
Beloved, pray for us. — 1 Thessalonians 5:25. For some reason, public discussion of prayer has fallen into disrespect. People are critical when someone says, “You are in my thoughts and prayers.” I don’t understand this. I know at many critical junctures in my life the only person I could turn to was God, and I…
Who Are You?
Then they said to him, “Who are you?” — John1:22. Sadly, I attended a memorial service this Monday for a dear friend. He was ninety-two years old and led a full, wonderful, and complete life. The speakers at his memorial told stories about his career, his love for wife, family, and friends, his love for…