By, Linda DeSilva Monday’s headline article in the Royal Gazette highlighted the need for review, repair and/or replacement of equipment and services at a residential care home. As every home-owner knows, appliances, as well as infrastructure, need to be inspected and repaired or replaced on a regular basis. The sooner problems are discovered, the quickerContinue reading “MAINTENANCE PREVENTS PROBLEMS”
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“CAN’T SLEEP?”
(“Don’t count sheep; talk to the Shepherd!”) Used with Permission by, Linda DeSilva Sleeplessness is a problem for many people. On the very rare occasions when I can’t sleep, I pray for insomniacs known to me. The hands (or digits) on the clock move almost imperceptibly; pain continues for sleepless sufferers; the long night seemsContinue reading ““CAN’T SLEEP?””
LEARNING TO SING AND PRAY
I recall how when I first read this, I found it a little confusing… How in the world could a couple of men who had just been beaten, on their bare backs “with many blows” find it an ideal moment, “midnight”, to pray and sing? (v25) As the story unfolded I noticed that I hadContinue reading “LEARNING TO SING AND PRAY”
HAWAIIAN
A friend of ours of Hawaiian descent was the recipient of a telephone call, informing her that a sister had just suffered a major heart attack, and it was questionable concerning her survival. If you have experienced such an encounter, you can well imagine the mental turmoil of those succeeding hours. You are in ArizonaContinue reading “HAWAIIAN”
KNEE-MAIL
Traffic was at a “crawl”; “the good old days” of driving up Grand Avenue with one lane in each direction, without much by way of interruption, has long gone. This snail pace because of development all around us has become a gigantic problem that worsens each day. Since boredom set in, I began reading allContinue reading “KNEE-MAIL”
A LITTLE “REST”
As one reviews the Gospels, we are made aware of a few times when our Lord went up onto the mountain to find solitude. As one reviews the Gospels, we are made aware of a few times when our Lord went up onto the mountain to find solitude. He was exhausted from the heaviness ofContinue reading “A LITTLE “REST””
QUARRIED
In returning to Bermuda recently, I stood in the pouring rain for the funeral of a dear friend since childhood days. The pall bearers, because of the manner in which the graves are dug and covered with slate, found themselves standing on top of other graves. I was filled with emotion, thinking to myself howContinue reading “QUARRIED”
HAVE YOU PRAYED ABOUT IT?
So, you have been faced with difficult decisions; have we not all experienced such encounters in our lives. It is just a part of living here on the place called earth! Some of decisions maybe health related; others may involve financial decisions. Then there are individuals, especially in our modern society, facing re-location to anotherContinue reading “HAVE YOU PRAYED ABOUT IT?”
THE BENEDICTION
“Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling,And to present you faultlessBefore the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,To God our Savior,Who alone is wise,Be glory and majesty,Dominion and power,Both now and forever.Amen. “ Jude 24-25 For years I attended a more formal church where this benediction was pronounced at the end of the Morning Worship every Sunday.Continue reading “THE BENEDICTION”
I WILL BE PRAYING FOR YOU
“This, then, is how you should pray:‘Our Father in heaven,hallowed be your name,your kingdom come,your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.’” Matthew 6:9-13 Let a catastrophe enter into our lives, be it small or monstrous, its significance is usually one that not only affects us, but attracts the attention of others. In the processContinue reading “I WILL BE PRAYING FOR YOU”
ETCetera 