Trading My Sorrows
My wife Jennie wants this song sung at her funeral. Not a bad thing to plan, actually. She reminds us through death she is giving up all the evil and the fruits of evil on this earth.
The challenge in being left behind, if that should be the case, would be to keep my eyes where I try to keep them, on the Joy of the Lord.....
My she have good health and a long life to continue to be an inspiration to me and our three boys. And may she always live in the Joy of the Lord.
Friday, April 29, 2005
Thursday, April 28, 2005
My Fathers Image
"He who has seen me has seen the Father"
Father Thomas Lynch, our pastor at Saint James, preached on this topic a couple of Sundays ago. The Holy Spirit has kept this phrase on my heart.
Jesus' disciple Phillip asks Jesus to show him the Father. Jesus responds that he has been with Phillip all this time and still Phillip asks...
At one point, St. Francis shed all his earthly posessions (in particular his clothing) and posts himself in front of the Bishop's residence. "No longer call me son of my earthly Father, but rather, my Fatehr who art in heaven." Francis may have been dissing his earthly Father, but he was, as typical through the actions of his life, pointing at Jesus.
My father Chester Kravitz passed away to his eternal reward December 1, 2004. He was an exceptionally kind and loving man.
His friends remember his smile. I am convinced that his smile was one of God's finest physical gifts he could have passed on to me.
Father Thomas Lynch, our pastor at Saint James, preached on this topic a couple of Sundays ago. The Holy Spirit has kept this phrase on my heart.
Jesus' disciple Phillip asks Jesus to show him the Father. Jesus responds that he has been with Phillip all this time and still Phillip asks...
At one point, St. Francis shed all his earthly posessions (in particular his clothing) and posts himself in front of the Bishop's residence. "No longer call me son of my earthly Father, but rather, my Fatehr who art in heaven." Francis may have been dissing his earthly Father, but he was, as typical through the actions of his life, pointing at Jesus.
My father Chester Kravitz passed away to his eternal reward December 1, 2004. He was an exceptionally kind and loving man.
His friends remember his smile. I am convinced that his smile was one of God's finest physical gifts he could have passed on to me.
Wired News: How Much for a Dozen Human Eggs?
Wired News: How Much for a Dozen Human Eggs?
Here is yet another reason why human dignity goes down the tubes when man, trying to be the ruler of creation, debases our nature to that of an animal species.
The article talks about changing the natural ovulation of the woman to harvest eggs, for the main purpose of cloning and stem cell research.
The rewards are great, according to science, to work with stem cells. However, the wages of this sin is death, death of the preborn, who by nature of conception has been given a chance by the creator to live a life of love.
All Life is sacred. It is in this sacredness that we follow St. Francis in his embrace of creation and his exhortation to praise our God!
Here is yet another reason why human dignity goes down the tubes when man, trying to be the ruler of creation, debases our nature to that of an animal species.
The article talks about changing the natural ovulation of the woman to harvest eggs, for the main purpose of cloning and stem cell research.
The rewards are great, according to science, to work with stem cells. However, the wages of this sin is death, death of the preborn, who by nature of conception has been given a chance by the creator to live a life of love.
All Life is sacred. It is in this sacredness that we follow St. Francis in his embrace of creation and his exhortation to praise our God!
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
St. Francis and the Walk
I have always been partial to the walk. On several levels.
Walking on earth. A live action reminder of God's creation.
Not a run. Not a drive. Just a walk.
Following Christ has bee described as a walk. He is the way.
No need to hurry. Might miss what He wants to show me.
If I close my eyes, there will be disaster. Just keep walking.
Not a run. Not a drive. Just a walk.
Nice to have some company. Our church provides saints. They are companions. They know the way. But they are not the way. And they walked. They didn't run. They didn't drive. They just walked.
I am glad to be in good company.
Walking on earth. A live action reminder of God's creation.
Not a run. Not a drive. Just a walk.
Following Christ has bee described as a walk. He is the way.
No need to hurry. Might miss what He wants to show me.
If I close my eyes, there will be disaster. Just keep walking.
Not a run. Not a drive. Just a walk.
Nice to have some company. Our church provides saints. They are companions. They know the way. But they are not the way. And they walked. They didn't run. They didn't drive. They just walked.
I am glad to be in good company.
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