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4/25/2017

This past week, my family and I spent a few days in Memphis TN. None of us had been there before so we thought it would be a great new family adventure. Of course we went to the usual places like Beale Street, the Rock-n-Soul Museum and much to my surprise, the Peabody Hotel for the duck run. Yes, we gathered with hundreds of other tourists, lined up along the red carpet to watch 6 duck waddle from the elevator to the fountain in the middle of the lobby. This is a big deal! My granddaughters thought it was awesome for which I am pleased but really… all of this attention for 6 ducks!

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"Christ The Lord Is Risen Today" by Charles Wesley

4/16/2017

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Christ, the Lord, is risen today, Alleluia!
Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia!
Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!
Sing, ye heavens, and earth, reply, Alleluia!

Love's redeeming work is done, Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia!
Lo! the Sun's eclipse is over, Alleluia!
Lo! He sets in blood no more, Alleluia!

Vain the stone, the watch, the seal, Alleluia!
Christ hath burst the gates of hell, Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids His rise, Alleluia!
Christ hath opened paradise, Alleluia!

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"When I Survey The Wondrous Cross" by Isaac Watts

4/14/2017

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When I survey the wondrous cross
on which the Prince of Glory died;
my richest gain I count but loss,
and pour contempt on all my pride.

See, from his head, his hands, his feet,
sorrow and love flow mingled down.
Did e'er such love and sorrow meet,
or thorns compose so rich a crown.

Were the whole realm of nature mine,
that were an offering far too small;
love so amazing, so divine,
demands my soul, my life, my all.

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The Gospel of John 13: 1-17

4/13/2017

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It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.

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Paradise...

4/11/2017

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When I was a little girl my mom told me about a reoccurring dream she had throughout her life. Nope it wasn’t about those dreaded snakes that you cannot get rid of or the slow motion attempts to reach your destination. She told me that in her dream, she saw a gorgeous painting in the sky. She said that it had the most beautiful hues of reds, golds, blues, greens and so on. Her face lit up as she described the glorious artwork. She felt this must be a picture of paradise. Despite the joy in seeing this reoccurring picture, she always felt a bit frustrated with this dream because each time she tried to get a closer look it moved behind a tree or out of sight. I can still remember how her eyes sparkled as she recalled the beauty of the picture and she hoped that someday she would get to see the picture up close.

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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions...

4/4/2017

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This week I met with a couple of 14-year-old confirmation students and we discussed how they made decisions. After a couple of seconds and blank stares one student answered me in a very adult manner. She explained that she studied both sides of the argument and made her decisions based on what would be in her best interest. I told her that she sounded very adult for her age, however she told me that her parents wanted her to practice on her decision-making skills because she had not made good decisions in the past. She is fourteen! How many bad choices could she have made in her short life? All I can say is good for her and her parents for working together on how to think about her choices but also the consequences of them.

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Memphis...

"Christ The Lord Is Risen Today" by Charles Wesley

"When I Survey The Wondrous Cross" by Isaac Watts

The Gospel of John 13: 1-17

Paradise...

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions...

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