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Where there is great love, there are always miracles. –Willa Cather

The new army recruit was given guard duty at 2 a.m. He did his best for a while, but at about 4 a.m. he went to sleep. He awakened to find the officer of the day standing before him. Remembering the heavy penalty for being asleep on guard duty, this smart young man kept his…

John 1:19-28 19 This is the testimony given by John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” 20 He confessed and did not deny it, but confessed, “I am not the Messiah.” 21 And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.”…

[19] And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? [20] And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. [21] And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou…

“Grace is a sweet 7-year-old girl that has been diagnosed with Sanfilippo Syndrome type B.” –from Beliefnet member Joan B Add your prayers now

Rather suffer an injustice than commit one. –Yiddish proverb

Judaism teaches that forgiveness must be sought. One is obligated to ask sincerely three times. But, of course, asking alone is not sufficient. The asking must be sincere, and so must the attempt to undo the damage. If the offender recognizes no damage, then there is no obligation to forgive–perhaps not even the possibility of…

Most of us are umpires at heart; we like to call balls and strikes on somebody else. –Leo Aikman

“The results of karma cannot be known by thought, and so should not be speculated about. Thus, thinking, one would come to distraction and distress. “Therefore, Ananda, do not be the judge of people; do not make assumptions about others. A person is destroyed by holding judgments about others.” -Anguttura Nikaya From “Teachings of the…

The Egyptians gave chase to them, and all the chariot horses of Pharaoh, his horsemen, and his warriors overtook them encamped by the sea, near Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zephon. As Pharaoh drew near, the Israelites caught sight of the Egyptians advancing upon them. Greatly frightened, the Israelites cried out to the Lord. And they said to…

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