Next week is Holy Week. It is hard to believe that the Lenten season is almost over. We all wish we could say the season of the virus is over. Given the stay in place we are all challenged to honor God this coming week in new and unique ways. What are you going to…
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A Prayer You Don’t Want
Worry is a prayer for what you don’t want. — John Assarf, The Answer. It seems the only news is about the virus, and very little of it is good. Suzy decided I needed a good pick me up, so she gave me an article that including the quote above. She knew that my lawyerly “what if”…
Isolation and Solitude
Inmates in all U.S. federal prisons “will be secured in their assigned cells/quarters” for 14 days beginning on April 1 to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Bureau of Prisons announced on Tuesday. I read the news above, and it brought back memories. I experienced several lockdown and each was miserable. What the…
We Shall Be Free
My readers know how much I love poetry, and I am honored to know some of the nation’s best poets — Anne, Roger, Tom, and Chris. The other night I watched a movie and then channel surfed. I found a PBS special where Garth Brooks was being honored by the Library of Congress and received…
The Voice of Hope
I haven’t mentioned service in a while, the fourth pillar of Lent. Why I haven’t is because there are so many people going above and beyond by serving their neighbors. I am overwhelmed with gratitude to all the people who have offered to bring us groceries, take me to the doctor’s, and all kind’s of…