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SOMETHING FINE AND GLORIOUS 657

7/29/2021

Something Fine and Glorious 657

"It is good that a man should both hope and quietly
wait for the Salvation of the Lord." (Lamentations 3:26)

We are not usually early risers. We enjoy staying
up late at night, and sleeping late as possible in the
morning,

But today, we rose early (for us) and went into our
study and started to write. And we looked out our window
at the silent sleeping dawn awakening ever so gently and quietly
over the dew drenched lawn and leaves, and contentedly breathed
in the glory of the silence and the stillness of those morning
moments and became aware that in the quiet and in the beauty
of that time, we were not alone,

There is something to be said...for silence. Something
indeed. Something fine...and glorious.

THE UPRISING

7/29/2021

THE UPRISING

                                  One of the best remedies for
                                  depression or downheartedness
                                 is... an old fashion uprising.

                                 Remember...
                                 Time does pass
                                 Feelings and moods do change
                                 Spirits can be lifted

                                 Some suggestions for a good uprising
                                 might well include...
                                 Listening to majestic organ music
                                  Jogging three miles
                                 Talking with empathetic friends
                                  Getting a good, uninterrupted nap
                                 Playing with a child or a puppy
Gazing, in silent wonder, at the stars
Reading the Scriptures
Knelling in private prayer
The desire to rise upward is a Holy
aspiration
May your days be filled with many
joyous uprisings

(First published on June 19, 2013)

PURE COURTESY

7/29/2021

PURE COURTESY

"Life is not so short," wrote
Emerson, "but there is always time
for courtesy."

We live in a world of push
and shove. In a world of little
give and a lot of take. In a world
in which the courteous person
becomes one of the fairest...
and rarest... gems to contemplate.

In commenting on the life of the
great sportswriter, Grantland Rice,
Rice, Bruce Barton said,
"He had pure courtesy."

What a great compliment...one
of the finest compliments any of us
could receive.

Would not our lives be enriched
if every thought, or word, or deed
were a courteous one?

Take time for courtesy. It is a most
enviable attribute.

(First published on July 25, 2012)

TOUGH GOING

7/29/2021

    TOUGH GOING

When the going gets tough...
Walk slower
Speak softer
Think higher
Listen patiently
Offer kindness
Feel gently
Rest quietly
Meditate serenely
Seek harmony
Love humanity
Live better and last longer

   (First published on August 25, 2012)

NAME PLEASE!

7/18/2021

NAME PLEASE!

Good friends of our family recently had a new
born baby girl. Mother and child got along fine but
they ran into a slight problem...The hospital said
they could not leave until they had named the babe.

(We can just imagine what went on...The names have
been changed to protect the guilty.)

Mary: "This is terrible, John, maybe we could
sneak out around midnight."

John: "Sorry, I've been told they double the
security force after visiting hours."

Mary: "John you're the president of a bank, you're
intelligent, think of something!"

John: "Well, she was a couple of days late, we could
always name her "Over Due."

Mary: "Very funny. I think I will cry. I want to
go home to mother. You stay here with the baby."

John: "I know, why don't you name her 6-9-79 for
the day she was born?"

Mary: "They want a name, not a number."

John: "How about 'Spring Delight' or 'Daylight
Savings Time.'"

Mary: "A first and middle name, that's all we need."

John: "Why don't we let her last name be used also
for her first and middle names. That way, she'll never
have to worry about whether her first or last name comes
first when filling out a job application of loan format?"

(The last time we talked with Mary on the phone, no
name had been decided upon, but a Coleman stove had been
smuggled into Mary's hospital room and light housekeeping was
ongoing.

CREAM OF THE CROP

7/18/2021

    CREAM OF THE CROP

                                                       You're the cream of the crop
                                                       if you...
                                                       Are as courteous to your spouse
                                                       as you are to your favorite business
                                                       acquaintances
                                                       Listen as intently and as
                                                       empathetically to your children
                                                       as you do the TV re-runs
                                                       Have learned the verbal art
                                                       of saying "I'm sorry," and "I love
                                                       you."
                                                       Can manage to go twenty-four hours
                                                       without a single complaint
                                                       Can applaud another person's
                                                       ideas or handiwork without comparing
                                                       his or hers to your own
                                                       Can instill within your family,
                                                       and others, the desire to have
                                                       the upward reach
                                                       (First published July 15, 2012)

HABAKKUK 3:17-19 (GW)

7/18/2021

HABAKKUK 3:17-19 (GW)

 17 Even if the fig tree does not bloom
and the vines have no grapes,
even if the olive tree fails to produce
and the fields yield no food,
even if the sheep pen is empty
and the stalls have no cattle--
18 Even then
I will be happy with the Lord.
I will truly find joy in God, who saves me.
19 The Lord Almighty is my strength.
He makes my feet like those of a deer.
He makes me walk on the mountains.

A FEW UNALIENABLE RIGHTS (repeat of 7.01.2021)

7/16/2021

   A FEW UNALIENABLE RIGHTS

The right of self-government
The right to bear arms for self-defense
The right to own, develop, and dispose
of property
The right to make personal choices
The right to a free conscience
The right to choose a profession
The right to choose a mate
The right to beget one's kind
The right to assemble
The right to petition
The right to free speech
The right to a free press
The right to enjoy the fruits
on one's labor
The right to improve one's position
through barter and sale
The right to contrive and invent
The right to explore the natural resources
of the earth
The right to privacy
The right to provide personal security
The right to provide nature's necessities-
air, water, clothing and shelter
The right to a fair trial
The right to free association
The right to contract

                              (First published by Jessica Harvey Fiveash
on June 27, 2021. Published by morganofriveron.com
   on July 16, 2021)

IT'S STILL A GRAND OLD FLAG

7/3/2021

IT'S STILL A GRAND OLD FLAG

Pardon me while I propose a toast
For I certainly intend to boast
Of a land that has the most
Of nearly everything supreme

O how I love that old American dream
Where old glory still flies high
And freedom's still our battle cry
Let me salute that old American flag
Until the very day I die

For it's still a grand old flag
And I certainly intend to brag
For its colors still ring true
I just want to say to you
Hooray, Hooray; Hooray for you
God bless the red, white, and blue

(Written by Bill Morgan
on June 14 and 15, 2019)

(morganofriverton.com)

(I was dissatisfied with the original
wording of the last stanza. I like what
is now written, and do not anticipate
any further changes. bm. 6.15.2019)


IT'S STILL A GRAND OLD FLAG

HAVE YOU ANY METTLE?

7/3/2021

HAVE YOU ANY METTLE?
My fellow Americans,
This is the time that challenges our mettle and our
resolve, for there are now many men and women
who desire to destroy our country and abolish the
liberties and freedoms we enjoy as set up at the
beginning of our country.
Fifty-nine years ago, thousands of our sons and
daughters went to war on two fronts: Europe and
the Pacific. Many of them sacrificed their lives and
never returned home.
Today, we are at war again. But, this time the
enemy is not on foreign soil, but rather, resides
within the the very shores of the United States of America.
Presently, there is a very large contingency that is
planning and plotting the destruction of our
country.
This evil mass of malcontents is bent on
destroying every business, church, and statue
they encounter.
They have no regard for human life, nor for a
person's home or lands, or property.
These thugs do not care about our Constitution,
nor for the Bill of Rights contained therein.
Laws and the rule of laws mean nothing to them.
The burden of our country's defense is presently
carried on the shoulders of the police in each of
our cities, President Trump and a few Republicans.
For personal gain, the Democrats, in total, support
and encourage the vandals.
These vandals must either eradicated, incarcerated
These vandals must either eradicated, incarcerated
or redeemed. There are no other choices.
Time is short. The river of our generation is about
to flow into the ocean of history.
Now is the time to act and free our land
of these despots.
(First published on July 3, 2020)