Beatitudes For Aging

Blessed are they who understand My faltering steps and palsied hand, Blessed are they who know my ears today Must strain to catch the words they say. Blessed are they who seem that my eyes Are dim and my wits are slow. Blesses are they who look away when coffee Spilled on the table today. … Read more

The Playground of Life

Our ten year old granddaughter had challenged me to a game of slapjack. She was beating me. Badly, I might add. The rules seemed to be different than I remembered. It s been a long time, but slapjack is pretty basic, I thought. A few of our other grandchildren were outside playing with a ball, … Read more

A Picture of The Cross

A Picture of the Cross It’s the picture of violence Yet the key to peace A picture of suffering Yet the key to healing A picture of death Yet the key to life A picture of utter weakness Yet the key to power A picture of capital punishment Yet the key to mercy and forgiveness … Read more