Monthly Archives: September 2026

1373 THOUGHTS FROM EXODUS 20:8-11 AND DEUTERONOMY 5: 12-15 09-26-26

Ah! The joy of a blue sky Sabbath at the end of September when the heat of a Carolina Summer, of a sudden, stumbles off a cliff into cool Autumn. Where, (even for God!) there is little to do but … Continue reading →

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1372 FIRE BURNS WHERE THE WIND BLOWS 09-12-26

Humanity is addicted. Habituated to the horrors of our own creations. We are consumed by the wild, willfulness of the flames, by the power we have to create them and the power they exert over us. We listen to whispered … Continue reading →

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1371 my prayer – for all and always… (for now) 09-14-26

O’ Mother-Father-God, forgive my sins and the harm I have caused. Create in me a gentle wisdom. Grant to me a soulful, centered peace. Foster and enhance in me a continuing and strengthening willingness to be an instrument of Your … Continue reading →

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1370 COO-KOO CLOCK MEMORIES 09-05-26

Hanging on the wall in my study is a family heirloom. An old wooden coo-ko clock, from Switzerland, I think. Immigrated cross the Atlantic to America by my Polish Grandmother, Rose. I remember it used to hang in my Grandparents … Continue reading →

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1369 OVERCOMING THE MODERN SIREN SONG 09-03-26

Oh! The siren song of the cell phone, that most seductive call in the unnatural world. No longer a ringing like church bells. Rather a series of computer-tones I had something to do with, I confess. (I didn’t create it, … Continue reading →

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