04/06/2016
TENDERNESS
The righteous know the needs of their animals,
but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.
but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.
Proverbs 12:10
Voice
Kindness and compassion towards all living things is
a mark of a civilized society. Conversely, cruelty,
whether it is directed against human beings or against
animals, is not the exclusive province of any one
culture or community of people.
Cesar Chavez
a mark of a civilized society. Conversely, cruelty,
whether it is directed against human beings or against
animals, is not the exclusive province of any one
culture or community of people.
Cesar Chavez
Prayer
God of tenderness, grow within us the inexhaustible
mercy that proceeds from you, and help us to see the
beauty of your creation present in all living things.
mercy that proceeds from you, and help us to see the
beauty of your creation present in all living things.
(Sojourners)
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04/02/2016
STRUCK BY A METEORITE
"Happy are those who have not seen and yet believe"
(John 20:29).
(John 20:29).
According to NASA officials, no one has ever been killed
by a meteorite strike -- that is until a few weeks ago.
by a meteorite strike -- that is until a few weeks ago.
As some of you may have read in recent news accounts,
"a man was killed after being struck by a meteorite in India,
apparently becoming the first person in recorded history to
die in such a manner." Talk about bad luck! The man died
after suffering severe injuries while walking on a college
campus where the meteorite struck, the Wall Street Journal
reported. Three others were hurt in the blast.
"a man was killed after being struck by a meteorite in India,
apparently becoming the first person in recorded history to
die in such a manner." Talk about bad luck! The man died
after suffering severe injuries while walking on a college
campus where the meteorite struck, the Wall Street Journal
reported. Three others were hurt in the blast.
Fortunately, injuries from Meteorite strikes are incredibly rare.
NASA experts explained that while the likelihood of a person
being killed by a meteorite is infinitesimally small, it is
reasonable and logical to assume that the likelihood
increases in proportion to the size of the impacting comet or
asteroid.-1
NASA experts explained that while the likelihood of a person
being killed by a meteorite is infinitesimally small, it is
reasonable and logical to assume that the likelihood
increases in proportion to the size of the impacting comet or
asteroid.-1
The Apostle John has written, "No one has ever seen God."
That is a reasonable, logical statement. We may even joke
that we have a better chance of being struck by a meteorite
than seeing God. When we see in this sense, we see objects,
things outside of us whether near or far.
That is a reasonable, logical statement. We may even joke
that we have a better chance of being struck by a meteorite
than seeing God. When we see in this sense, we see objects,
things outside of us whether near or far.
In today's Gospel Lesson, the disciple Thomas' confession --
"My Lord and my God" -- is the most profound expression of
Jesus' Lordship and Divinity to be found in all of Scripture. It
goes beyond belief in what Thomas saw before him -- the
Risen Jesus. It expresses our Christian belief in its fullness:
MY LORD IS RISEN.
"My Lord and my God" -- is the most profound expression of
Jesus' Lordship and Divinity to be found in all of Scripture. It
goes beyond belief in what Thomas saw before him -- the
Risen Jesus. It expresses our Christian belief in its fullness:
MY LORD IS RISEN.
(Sunday Sermons Online)
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