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Open Book: George Herbert’s “Prayer”
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How do you describe something that is essentially indescribable? George Herbert takes on the subject of “Prayer” in a poem full of incandescent images and startling metaphors. Join Lori Strawn and Alice Shelton as they react to the poem and delve into their own prayer lives. What is prayer to you? Prepare to be challenged…
Reflections
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I look in the mirror and see a jumble of flaws. Please, help me see myself as You see me: Perfect. Whole. Capable. Help me to view my defects as potential, my awkwardness as a different beauty. Prevent me from self-harm, and from habits that bring me shame. Help me to accept myself as I…
Add Sweetness to Your Life
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In the land of green tea and tic-tac lunches, Lily finds it odd that there are so many stores lining Main street with calorie-laden goodies. The affluent suburb she lives in is a mecca for over-exercising and under-eating. It’s fashionable for grown women to sport bodies that look positively prepubescent. What does it say about…
Giving Back
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As You’ve blessed me, help me be a blessing to others. Show me what I can bring to the table so someone else can have a better quality of life. Help me to share what I have, even if it’s just my time, so that I know there’s a child who can sleep in a…
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