Month: October 2021

28 October 2021-Learning to Pray

28 October 2021-Learning to Pray

                My mother taught me and my siblings to pray.  The earliest prayer she taught us was for mealtime—the famous… “God is good.  God is great.  Let us thank Him for our food.  By His hands, we must be fed.  Thank you, Lord, for our daily bread.” The family altar and nightly prayer were a …

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Friday, 22nd October 2021–Sew Heritage

Friday, 22nd October 2021–Sew Heritage

            From my home office window, I can see white, voluminous clouds sail by.  The wind is nearly gale-force, with a deep chill.  Meanwhile, the now-golden leaves flutter and shimmer in the afternoon sun.  Inside, I’m listening to music via the internet.              I was thinking about heritage the other day.  I guess because I …

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Intercession for St. Mary’s Service, Sunday, 10th October 2021

Intercession for St. Mary’s Service, Sunday, 10th October 2021

For Sunday, 10th October 2021 Isaiah 65:24 It shall come to pass That before they call, I will answer;And while they are still speaking, I will hear. Loving Father, as we pray we know you hear and answer. The Church of Christ:  Omnipotent Creator God, through Jesus, we have been invited to come boldly to your thrown.  …

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7th October 2021–Conkers

7th October 2021–Conkers

Tree limbs dancing in the chilled breeze on an October morning.  The sunshine filters through the foliage, sharing its warmth.  Ah, Autumn—how I love it.                  In September I began searching under horse-chestnut trees for those big, brown, round seeds called conkers.  Or, if you’re American, they are called buck-eyes.  The first ones I found …

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