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02/28/2026

Often I find inspiration from songs that reach out and speak to me. One such song is Garth Brooks , “I wii sail my vessel”
Here are some of the lyrics-

‘ I will sail my vessel till the river runs dry….I’ll never reach my destination if I never try so I will sail my vessel till the river runs dry”.
Sometimes when I am a little low about the circumstances life has sent my way I find these lyrics give me strength to carry on. It is sometimes very hard to carry on when troubles impact our lives but I believe if we but trust our Lord we will find the strength to sail OUR vessel until we reach our journey’s end. Peace

Today marks the end of our first week in our journey through Lent. How are you doing? Me, I am hanging in there. Yesterd...
02/24/2026

Today marks the end of our first week in our journey through Lent. How are you doing? Me, I am hanging in there. Yesterday was tough, I almost gave it up, cashed it in - then I read the episcopal relief and development meditation for the day ( hope you have found them on the net) and the darkness got a bit brighter. I know in my mind when I find a way to get closer to God that the darkness does not stand a chance. Too often I let myself wander away. Keep bringing me back Lord- I need you today and always - peace

02/19/2026

Little things- a baby’s first step and then they are running with the wind- first sounds -then words-and soon you cannot keep them quiet- little blocks one on top of another -soon a dwelling - two boxes of cereal for the food pantry in the checkout yesterday - a grocery store that asks “ round up” when you check out - little things - perhaps - but I believe that it is such little things that builds “ the kingdom of God” - peace-

02/17/2026

Ran across this quote yesterday “Sometimes the greatest gift you can offer a wounded soul is time, compassion and the freedom to heal in their own way” Seemed very appropriate somehow. Tomorrow we begin our journey through the season of Lent. I pray that you have given some thought to how you might spend the days. Might I suggest you use the Lenten meditations provided via e mail by Episcopal Relief and Development. I have found them very helpful in the past. May you have a meaningful Lent. Peace

02/14/2026

My son, Hal, has started a page called “one good turn”. His hope is to improve his little corner of the world. I am already aware of several,people who are responding to his challenge. Yesterday I took a box of valentine cookies to her real,estate team to thank them for their support of Frances. A really small thing but that in a sense is the idea. If each of us can try and do some small kindnesses perhaps we can make that little corner a big corner. What do you say we all give it a try. Thanks and please remember to share. Peace

02/06/2026

I was surfing Facebook this morning and came across a post about. Louis Armstrong’’s recording of “What a wonderful world”. He recorded the song in a very dark time in our nation’s history-the early days of the civil right`s movement.
Those times and our times are not that different, but the song is about HOPE. Here are some of the lyrics-

‘ I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
and I think to myself what a wonderful world.‘
……
The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do
They’re really saying I love you.

I hear babies cry, I watch them grow
They’ll learn much more than I’ll ever know
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself what a wonderful world.

02/04/2026

As most of you know my son,Hal has been waging a war against kidney cancer which has now impacted his liver. As I write this to you he us undergoing a liver biopsy in Allentown. Despite his battle he has started a page called “ One good turn”. He is inviting people to share a good deed they have done each day. He believes ,as I do , that this is way for each of us to improve our little corner of the world. My good deed today is inviting you to join with him and his quickly growing number (64) of followers to make a difference in your little corner of the world. That most certainly is the purpose of my scribbles. God Bless.

01/27/2026

You often hear people today say : “l don’t watch the news anymore, it is either all bad or all lies.” While I can understand some of the frustration, I have to wonder if not watching changes anything. Does it make the bad news go away or the lies? While it might not be intentional, I believe it is one way of avoiding responsibility for attempting to do something about the situation. Acting like something does not exist does not change anything.

01/25/2026

Over the last three weeks I have learned that my son’s kidney cancer has spread to his liver. My brother has been diagnosed with lung cancer so he joins my brother-in-law who has been fighting it for several years and yesterday I learned that one of my daughter’s in law has thyroid cancer. One of the things all of this has reinforced in me is that all any of us is promised is today. All of this leads me to say that we need to concentrate on making each day the best day we are able. So make the very best of this day. Enjoy whatever it has in store for you.

01/19/2026

I believe that it is very easy for all of us to get very discouraged by all the events surrounding our lives. It is hard for any of us to escape the news, and for the most part it is not good news. If ,as I suspect, most if not all of you reading this want to make a positive difference where do we start? There are so many problems. I want to make a simple suggestion this morning. Instead of being overwhelmed by ALL the problems — pick one - just one - and work on that. It might be as simple as picking up the phone and calling someone you have not seen for awhile. It might be by buying some extra food at the store and giving it to a food program or to a family that you know is hurting. Just do something in some small way. Together we can make a big difference.

01/12/2026

The Jordan River begins in the area of Banas Springs in the far north of Galilee, flows past Capernaum and enters the Sea of Galilee before continuing its journey through the Judean desert and ending in the Dead Sea. There is a place where it widens a bit and it is there where it is said Jesus was baptized by John. Jesus comes through the crowd gathered around John and and asks John to baptize him. John at first refuses but Jesus insists so that the prophesy might be fulfilled. In doing so Jesus, God Incarnate, is renewing the covenant God made with ‘God’s creation in the beginning of time. God the creator seeks to be in relationship with what God has created. Holy Scripture reminds us over and over again how the Creator simply desires to be in relationship with the created, you and me. We live in dark and troubling times and I believe Ithe only way out of this mess is to build relationships
first and foremost with our Creator and based on that relationship with each other. We need to guit shouting at those with whom we differ and start really talking with and listening to each other.God knows that it will not be easy but God promises to be with us in a journey out of darkness to the Light.

01/06/2026

Happy Epiphany! A major feast day of the church which goes mostly unnoticed. It is a day when we celebrate the light in the form of Jesus Christ coming into the world. In reality it is the day most of us put away all the lights we put out for the “ Christmas Season” . Back into the attic they go. It strikes me that when we put those lights away we also put away some of our own light. A light that we had let shine a little brighter during the season of Christmas. Now it is back in our own closet. How about we all make an extra effort to let the light which is each one of us continue to shine into the days ahead. ‘Let this little light of mine shine , let it shine.

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