When Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate […]
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Gratitude
A year ago today, I could have died. Of course that’s true of each day, those past and those to come. But this day last year first responders talked of how much blood… Independence us me, I am independence, resolutely […]
Continue reading »A Love Poem
It was plain to see that my wife was radiantly happy. All of the differences that we seemed to have been having, all of the tenseness, the worry, confusion, the hectic days and nights that my drinking had poured into […]
Continue reading »Enough
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough. ~ Meister Eckhart Three kinds of prayer. Give me, help me, use me. Good prayers, each in its way. Give me serenity […]
Continue reading »Laughing at Me
I’ve tried laughing at myself and I like it. ~ For Today (Kindle Locations 417-418). I hung back, a wallflower, hiding in the open, hoping you wouldn’t see me unless you wanted to praise, to build up, to boost me. […]
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