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“I lost my only child, Janelle, on Oct 14, 2007, at the age of 29.” –from Beliefnet member nellie29 Add your prayers now

A good man does not sell his beast to a cruel person. –Medieval Sefer Hasidim As cited in “Jewish Wisdom” by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin.

If we cannot believe God when circumstances seem to be against us, we do not believe Him at all. –Charles Spurgeon

Real love is not based on attachment, but on altruism. In this case, your compassion will remain as a humane response to suffering as long as beings continue to suffer. –His Holiness the Dalai Lama From “The Pocket Dalai Lama,” edited by Mary Craig, 2002. Reprinted by arrangement with Shambhala Publications, Boston, www.shambhala.com.

Moses said, “Thus says the Lord: Toward midnight I will go forth among the Egyptians, and every first-born in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first-born of Pharaoh who sits on his throne to the first-born of the slave girl who is behind the millstones; and all the first-born of the cattle. And…

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog. –Dwight D. Eisenhower

Jesus was in the town square as a mob was bringing in an adultress to be stoned. When he realized what was about to happen, he called out in his Son of God voice, “LET HE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN CAST THE FIRST STONE!” Well, this kind of put a damper on the party; people…

John 8:12-19 12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.” 13 Then the Pharisees said to him, “You are testifying on your own behalf; your testimony is not valid.” 14 Jesus answered, “Even if…

[12] Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. [13] The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true. [14] Jesus answered and said unto them,…

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