SOME THOUGHTS ON MOTHER'S DAY

My children & grand-children are blessed with a mother & grand-mother--that would be Lois--who is a godly woman. I feel tremendously blessed by that, & I hope they do, too. My brother, sister, & I were also blessed with a godly mother. She [& my dad] brought us up "in the nurture & admonition of the Lord." They saw to our bodily & spiritually needs. They provided for our Christian education. I feel tremendously blessed by that. My mom would have rejoiced to know our grand-children. [The only one she met was our oldest, Brianna.] I rejoice that she & Dad are in heaven I miss them.

CORRECT ME, LORD

Jeremiah 10:23-25a  "O Lord, I know it is not within the power of man to map his life & plan His course—so correct me, Lord; but please be gentle. Don’t do it in Your anger, for I would die. Pour out Your fury on the nations who don’t obey the Lord . . . " The Living Bible

VOCATION

"Vocare, to call, of course, & a man's vocation is a man's calling. It is the work that he is called to in this world, the thing that he is summoned to spend his life doing. We can speak of a man's choosing his vocation, but perhaps it is at least accurate to speak of a vocation's choosing the man, of a call's being given & a man's hearing it, or not hearing it." Frderick Buechner, Men's Devotional Bible 

AN EASTER HYMN

The Strife Is O'er, the Battle Done (Sts. 1, 5)

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! The strife is o'er, the battle done; Now is the victor's triumph won; ow be the song of praise begun. Alleluia!

Lord, by the stripes which wounded Thee, From death's dread sting Thy servants free That we may live & sing to Thee, Aleluia!

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!