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WE GATHER TOGETHER

11/25/2020

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                                                           We gather together
                                         To ask the Lord's blessing
                                         He chastens and hastens 
                                         His will to be do be done
                                       
                                         The wicked oppressing 
                                         Now cease from distressing
                                         Sing praises to his name
                                         He forgets not his own 

                                         Beside us to guide us
                                         Our God with us joining
                                         Ordaining, maintaining
                                         His kingdom divine
                                       
                                         So from the beginning
                                         The fight we were winning 
                                         Thou Lord, wast at our side
                                         All glory be thine

                                         We all do extol thee
                                         Thou leader triumphant
                                         And pray that thou still
                                         Our defender will be
                                         
                                         Let thy congregation
                                         Escape tribulation
                                         Thy name ever be praised
                                         O Lord, make us free

                                         (First published in 1626 in
                                         the Netherlands, author unknown)

                                         Please ponder these verses carefully.
                                         They certainly apply to America, today,
                                         especially this Thanksgiving, 2020)
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THANKSGIVING 1620-2020

11/24/2020

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                                                         THANKSGIVING 1620-2020

                             Four hundred years ago
                                       a band of Pilgrims left
                                       England, set sail aboard
                                       the ship, Mayflower, and
                                       eventually landed at Plymouth
                                       Harbor, Massachusetts.

                                       A year later, the Plymouth 
                                       Colony held a dinner and
                                       gave thanks to Almighty God
                                       for his guidance and protection
                                       through the previous year.

                                      Thus, coupled with the Virginia
                                      Colony at Jamestown (1607),
                                      the beginning of the settlements
                                      of what would eventually become
                                      America, was established. 

                                      How blessed and thankful we are
                                      for this great land and its peoples,
                                      who have given so much good for
                                      for the millions living in America,
                                      and around the globe these past
                                      four centuries.
                               
                                     May we count our blessings for 
                                     this country, America. Truly a
                                     beacon light of liberty and
                                     freedom for all.

                                     For this country, we give thee
                                     thanks, O Lord.

                                    (Written and published on November 24, 2020)



 
                                       


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AMERICA (1975)

11/22/2020

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                                                AMERICA (1975)

                                America...We've just have to sing
                                of you...
                                of your high mountain peaks
                                of your silken shining shores
                                of your fertile verdant valleys
                                of your steeples tall
                                of your children small...and
                                trusting
                                
                                Never in the history of mankind has 
                                any nation ever given so much
                                of her wealth...and of herself...
                                to others
                               
                                Let church bells chime
                                Let poets rhyme
                                At this Thanksgiving time
                                Let us give thanks
                                With words sublime
                                For America...our God-given,
                                Native clime
                               
                               (First published on June 8, 1975) 
                               Note: My paternal grandparents 
                               legally immigrated to the United States
                               just prior to the beginning of the 20th
                               century. I am glad they did. I also know
                               that I can write these lines because other
                               men and women sacrificed their lives
                               for their country, for you, and for me.
                               Therefore, you will never see me disrespecting
                               the American flag or our National Anthem.




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THANKSGIVING 2020

11/15/2020

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                                                          THANKSGIVING 2020
                        
                           This was the year of Thanksgiving
                           that almost wasn"t. The COVID-19
                           Pandemic was in full force, spreading
                           the Coronavirus to every continent
                           and clime. Some U.S. governors
                           imposed stay-at-home lock downs.

                           Many of our citizenry became irritated
​                           and angry, especially when one of their
                           family-members, or friends contracted
                           the virus and died.

                          O mighty God of the universe. We know
​                          you have traveled with us throughout the
​                          travail of this past year, comforting and
                          consoling each one of us

                          We continue to  cry out for thy warm hands,
                          that they may touch us all with that needed healing
                          of bodies and souls.

                         Instill in us the joy of repentance as we ask

                         of thee forgiveness and relief.
                         Help us to use this time of trial to advance
                         our spiritual lives toward thee.
                         In Jesus' name,
                         Amen.

                        (Written and published on November 14, 2020)

                          
                                

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WHEN WINTER COMES

11/15/2020

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                                   WHEN WINTER COMES

                                  It's hard not to want to be
                                  a child again, when winter comes
                                  When cares were small
                                  and the world was young
                                  and Christmas carols were sung
                                  and there was hope and joy
                                  within our hearts as we began 
                                  to grow amid the encircling snow
                                  As the angels sang and the church bells rang
                                  and Dobbin churned beneath the moonlight's glow
                                  And thus we ask ourselves, where did the time go
                                  Oh, where did the time go, when we were young

                                 (Written and published on November 15, 2020)


                                                                   
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BUTTON, BUTTON

11/15/2020

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                                                   BUTTON, BUTTON

                        Many years ago, the following notice
                        appeared in the Sunday program of the 
                        Scotch Presbyterian Church, Scotland...

                        "Will those of you who have been putting
                        buttons in the collection basket, kindly put
                        in your own buttons, and not those from the 
                        church upholstery."

                        While it is true that much honest criticism
                        could be aimed at our religious institutions,
                        much criticism could also be avoided,  if perhaps,
                        we who occupy the pews were to pray
                        more positively, praise more expectantly, give thanks,
                        more abundantly,
 and glorify God for all the blessings,
                        yet to come, 
and for those blessings which our churches
                        actually provide.

                                                      
                           Then, perhaps we could soon see the day when 
                        we might burst our spiritual buttons with holy
                        love and sacrificial service.
                        Ah, button button, who's got the button?  
                        Why, we have, of course.
                       
                       (First published on November 15, 2012.
                       Revisions made on November 15, 2020)

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PSALM 100:1,2,3,4,5

11/7/2020

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                                                             PSALM 100:1,2,3,4,5
             
                                     Make a joyful noise
                                     that the Lord 
                                     he is God
                                              
                                     It is he 
                                     that hath made us
                                     and not we ourselves
                                                 
                                     We
                                     are his people
                                     and the sheep
                                     of his pasture 
                                  
                                     Enter into his gates
                                     with thanksgiving 
                                     and into his courts 
                                     with praise

                                     Be thankful 
                                     unto him
                                     and bless his name

                                     For the Lord is good
                                     His mercy is everlasting
                                     And his truth endureth
                                     to all generations
                      
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THANKSGIVING (1976)

11/7/2020

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                                                         THANKSGIVING (1976)

                                       Dear Heavenly Father, 
                                 
                                      Once again we gather with family
                                      and friends to honor thee and give 
                                      thee thanks...
          
                                     For this past year in which...
                                 
                                     Many hearts have been healed
                                     Many minds have been refreshed
                                     Many souls have been uplifted
                                     Many lives have been changed


                                    For the coming year in which...
                                 
                                   New friends shall be acquired
                                   New covenants shall be honored
                                   New powers shall be released
                                   New faith shall be desired


                                  For this present moment in which...
               
                                 We may glorify thy holy name
                                 We may gather loved ones home
                                 We may kneel and pray and love
                                 We may live and breathe for thee

                                 In the name of the lamb of life, 
                                 even Jesus Christ. Amen.
 
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INSIDE JOB

11/7/2020

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                                                     INSIDE JOB


                                                             To change the face of a person,
                                         or nation, we first have to change
                                         the character of the inner man.

                                         To apply new economic programs
                                         or social reforms as a balm to our 
                                         national ills is merely treating surface
                                         symptoms.
                                    
                                         To solely blame industry, business,
                                         education or politics for our country's
                                         woes is to simply skirt around the real
                                         culprits...you and me.

                                         Everyone has the responsibility to 
                                         continually re-examine themselves and
                                         their motives...to ask, "What is my
                                         moral direction, where am I going?"

                                         Walt Kelley was right, you know,
                                         when he had his possum, Pogo, exclaim     
                                        "We has met the enemy and he is us."
                                                       
                                                                 (First published on November 21, 2012)

                                        
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