Handy

I believe we’re put on this earth to give each other a hand when things are going good and to give each other a hand when things are going bad.

I Beg Your Pardon

I hear people say they are unapologetically Christian. Unapologetically? You really don't feel the need to apologize for the Crusades, the Inquisition, the Salem Witch Trials?

Lemonade Law

Some kids were selling lemonade in front of their house today. So I stopped and bought a glass. I think there should be a law that whenever you see kids selling lemonade, you have to stop and buy some.

How Do You Get To Carnegie Hall?

Doctors practice medicine. Mystics practice meditation. People should practice love. Practice love constantly. Practice makes perfect.

Surprise!

When you are present, you are a gift.

Very Superstitious?

We sold our house in Holland! Hooray! I said to my wife, "Isn't it great that we sold our house without even burying a statue of St. Joseph in the yard." Yes! A victory over superstition! My wife said rather sheepishly, "Well, I did bury a statue of St. Joseph about three weeks ago, just before we got the offer on our house." Yikes! A victory for superstition?

Earth and Heaven

A child is born and immediately put into a room and held there, nurtured in body, mind and spirit, except for never seeing the outside world. Then the child turns 18, becoming an adult, and is told of an abundant earth, a sunlit sky, magnificent mountains and shimmering seas. Will the adult believe there is such a wondrous place? Are we not in the same situation as that adult when it comes to heaven?

Rational & Irrational Thoughts?

I think I'm a relatively rational person. I think the earth is billions of years old, rather than thousands of years old. I think human beings evolved over millions of years and we're still evolving. And I think people are born gay or straight and it's not something they choose. But then I have some relatively irrational thoughts. I think bug spray attracts bugs. I think sunscreen causes skin cancer. And I sometimes think that God, in some form, exists.

A prayer for the 4th of July

Let us lift up our spirits.
All that is Holy, Loving, Sacred and True:
May we be grateful that we live in the greatest country on earth.
May we be mindful that other people in other lands believe they too live in the greatest country on earth.
May we be hopeful that one day we will all see life on earth as being about cooperation not competition.
May we be helpful in achieving this elusive goal.
Now and forevermore:
Let it be. Blessed be. So be it. And: Amen.

Lifting Spirits

I think I've finally figured out my purpose in life. Lifting Spirits. Not putting people down. Lifting people up. What's the line in the Christmas carol? Making spirits bright. That's what I want to do. So this blog will feature thoughts, prayers, meditations, messages, quotes, all with the sole purpose - the soul purpose - of Lifting Spirits. Peace be with you.