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“Prayer is not an old woman’s idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument for action.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi At a critical time in my life I was introduced to a different kind of praying: one that was constituted around active engagement rather than passive reflection. The kind of praying that gets you off your knees and onto your feet. The … Continue reading A Different Way of Praying
To read today’s post in its optimal format, please go to the Just A Thought website. ***** “Faith is the bird that sings when the dawn is still dark.” ~ Rabindranath Tagore As we all steel ourselves for the long night ahead with the world in such need it’s good to remember — The song of the nightingale. Are you like a nightingale who sings … Continue reading The Song of the Nightingale
To hear the music in today’s post from singer/songwriter Mark Pearson please go to the Just A Thought website. Some twenty years ago Charles Hahn, who passed away in 2020, shared a wonderful Christmas story with the family. It was Christmas 1935. Charles was five years old. His family lived in Oklahoma City and like so many families during the Depression, they struggled to make … Continue reading The Best Christmas Gift Ever!
I sought my soul, but my soul I could not see.I sought my God, but my God eluded me.I sought my brothers — and found all three. When the holiday season winds around each year I always look forward to getting together with my beloved sisters and my growing family. But I admit the season brings with it a tinge of sadness — I miss … Continue reading When Laughter Brought Me to my Knees
To read today’s post and hear the recording, please go to the Just A Thought website. Please click here. I would like to thank my cousin Sue Owner for her permission to share her remarkable story — a story well worth telling on the amazing power of forgiveness. “Fools,” said I, “You do not know – Silence like a cancer grows. Hear my words that I might … Continue reading A Lesson in Forgiveness