At the moment we are trying to put our lives in order. But this is not an end in itself. Our real purpose is to fit ourselves to be of maximum service to God and the people about us. (Alcoholics […]
Continue reading »The Parking Space
I know it’s not a big deal, should be minor frustration. You needed a space, it was empty though marked for my apartment. You took my space. There were others, I parked closer to my door. But it’s two nights […]
Continue reading »Pass the Crap or Past the Crap
Bound by blood and history the family gathers, a festive day, calendar-dictated reunion time. Sibling rivalries decades old make one-upsmanship an octogenarian pastime, while simple comments, innocent, press buttons to trigger fireworks. Decision time, and one must lead to end […]
Continue reading »Take This Cup
Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” ~ Mattbew 26:39 (NIV) […]
Continue reading »Choices
Sometimes choices are easy, natural, the only real option or at least kind of harmless, no adverse consequences, a matter of preference. Sometimes choices are awful where “none of the above” resonates. An issue of weighing, comparing. Sometimes, though, it’s […]
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