A New Version of the Serenity Prayer
Last week I shared the words and the origin of the famous Serenity Prayer. This week I am sharing another Serenity Prayer that I received in the mail. Upon reading it I found myself, my flaws, my ego, in the petitions expressed. Sometimes I find myself wanting to be God without the benefit of God's infinite wisdom and perfect love. (Lord, have mercy!) Perhaps you will find this prayer insightful and thought provoking, also. The New Serenity Prayer from America Media - a Jesui
The Serenity Prayer
When my Junior High homeroom teacher, Mrs. Moore, came into the classroom in the morning she always took a few moments and read something to herself from a card. One day I "happened" to see that card on her desk and discovered she was reading the Serenity Prayer each morning. Why would a Junior High School teacher need to read a serenity prayer??? We are probably all familiar with the following well known version of the Serenity Prayer: God, grant me the serenity to accept th
First Jobs
There was an article in Parade Magazine this past Sunday that started me thinking. The question was posed, "What was your first job?" I thought of the first jobs each of my children had. One worked at Mauh-Nah-Tee-See Country Club, one at Gray's IGA, one at the now defunct Hilander, and one at the Rockford YMCA. I began my working career as a babysitter extraordinaire but the first job where I was paid by company check was at the East St. Louis Young Men's Christian Associati
A Time and a Season
It's Too Darnn Hot! That is a song by Cole Porter from the musical, Kiss Me Kate. That song title says it all for me. My brother-in-law, Jim, loves the heat. He waits all year for the joy of getting out and sweating. Yuck! Another Jim, our own Jim Crone, is out manicuring our expansive church lawn as I write this. I am keeping an eye on him as he buzzes by the office window on the new church riding mower. I don't want him to pass out unnoticed! My son James, not Jim, thinks i
All God's Children
It was fun to have Dmitri and Maria participate in the worship service last Sunday. It was so hard for me not to reach out and hug them! I hope we can do it again soon. Perhaps other young persons will be inspired to volunteer for an upcoming Sunday morning. Ron Holm prepared and offered music that went along with our youth theme. It really does take a village to send out a service to your home. Now, for the follow-up. If you liked seeing the younger members of Spring Creek C
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