Once again autumn has come to us. It is sheer gift. There is a moral aspect to it (as you will note below). I am always somewhat somber and sad as fall days unfold.
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“It’s such a gift for someone to tell you the truth, and it’s such a gift for someone to create art with the mess and the chaos and the despair of life, to have turned it into a song, a poem, a nov
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So quickly, the days of Summer speed by. And then it’s over. And then it’s Autumn.
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ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father; We have erred, and strayed from your ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts.
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Knowledge is great, but what to do with it? We need wisdom - but where to find it?
Knowing God and God's perspective on our world and on our lives is key.
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We join in worship, angels 'round the Throne
To worship Him whose death made us His own
With elders, saints and martyrs in that Room -
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The Psalmist (103: 15-18) speaks of the brevity of life but also of the promise of God's covenant love and mercy - a prompt to those who wisely determine to trust and obey the Lord.
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St. John's Prologue to his Gospel record is the depiction of new creation that not only harkens back to the original Creation but also shows God's new creating work - once again through Jesus.
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A depiction of the truths, encouragements and warnings of the first Psalm.
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A movie - VERY loosely based on the New Testament story: 'The Prodigal.'
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'Coming Home' is a metaphor for all kinds of situations, as well as, literally, a return to the house, town or country of one's birth or upbringing.
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Life's opportunities and resources can be squandered.
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Having left home, we find ourselves in new surroundings - with all of its new thrills, expectations and challenges.
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We leave the home of our upbringing, sooner or later, for all kinds of reasons.
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This is a world in which good things and bad can and do happen. One is not always prepared. No - we are never really prepared when evil and disaster ascend upon us, as from the Abyss.
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There is such a thing as a healthy ego. Life would be bereft without it.
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Many people grow up, sons and daughters, in relatively stable, safe and well-provided for environments. Love and caring are evident and the necessities - and more, of life are abundant.
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Here's a (just under) 17 minute video that depicts the seven days of Creation as described in Genesis 1, 2: 1-3.
Whew! What a wonderful world!
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The sixth day of Creation on which are created animals and humans, with a mandate for the latter to be stewards of it all.
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The fifth day of creation on which are populated the seas and the skies with all manner of fish and sea creatures and birds, respectively.
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The Church celebrates Epiphany on January 6th of each year.
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The Fourth Day of Creation in video form.
The sun and moon are created and hung like spotlight and mirrored chandelier in the vaulted roof of the cosmos.
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The third day of creation, as described in Genesis - the first book of the Bible (1:9-13), in which the land is separated from the sea and plants -- herbs and grasses and fruit trees, begin to flou
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The second day of creation as described in Genesis 1:6-8.
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A video portrayal of Genesis 1:1-4 - the Creation.
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"The earth is the Lord's... Psalm 24:1
We belong to the One who created us. And we are privileged to be stewards of all creation (not that we've been very good at it).
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Getting up and getting to it every day can often seem like a chore in itself, something not relished some mornings.
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Psalm 42 describes the longing - and the memories of satisfaction known in the past, for God moments.
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Each new day is precious, as is life itself.
With the original Creation, we rejoice in the creative wonder and possibilities that this day will bring forth.
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I love all of the Seasons, though as I age and my Raynaud's Syndrome progresses, my appreciation for the colder weather wanes.
I love Spring the most, je pense.
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The brain doesn’t like logical, rational, conscious thinking - and will take any shortcut it can.
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