War doesn't determine who's right - only who's left.
Bertrand Russell
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Didn't see this coming! A smile for Sunday . . .
A Jesuit, a Dominican, and a Trappist were marooned on a desert island. They found a magic lamp, and after some discussion decided to rub it. Lo and behold, a genie appeared and offered them three wishes. They decided it was only fair that they could each have one wish. The Jesuit said he wanted to teach at the world's most famous university, and poof, he was gone! The Dominican wished to preach in the world's largest church, and poof, he was gone! Then the Trappist said, "Gee, I already got my wish!"
Rainy days . . . and Sundays . . . and Easter!
We did not wake up to a sunny Easter Day but it was a crowded Easter Mass and we can only hope some of the once-a-year Catholics found something to come back for on 'regular' Sundays of the year!
A quiet Easter with just a part of our family here to share it with us. College tends to age children and they want to go off on their own or stay over the weekend at college. We do have to be thankful that they are happy and doing well but the mommy in miss certainly misses the delighted screams of an Easter Egg hunt. You think if I tell the two who are home that one of the plastic eggs has a $50 bill in it, they will go along with an Easter Egg hunt? I didn't think so, either. Sigh . . .
To give everyone a holiday, including me, we are having ham for dinner. I like a meat that requires little fussing and still comes out great. I'm baking it on a bed of roughly chopped onion, garlic, carrots, and celery. Before residing on said nest, the ham will be rubbed with a mixture of brown sugar, dry mustard, pepper, and a bit of chili flakes. After the ham is in place, I put in enough water to almost cover the vegetables. This way, I get a tender, steamed ham AND a nice crust on it. It also does all the cooking without any further intervention from me, always a plus.
Even with a holiday, there are dishes to be done and laundry that needs washing. Still, life is a blessing and I won't complain . . . TOO much!
A quiet Easter with just a part of our family here to share it with us. College tends to age children and they want to go off on their own or stay over the weekend at college. We do have to be thankful that they are happy and doing well but the mommy in miss certainly misses the delighted screams of an Easter Egg hunt. You think if I tell the two who are home that one of the plastic eggs has a $50 bill in it, they will go along with an Easter Egg hunt? I didn't think so, either. Sigh . . .
To give everyone a holiday, including me, we are having ham for dinner. I like a meat that requires little fussing and still comes out great. I'm baking it on a bed of roughly chopped onion, garlic, carrots, and celery. Before residing on said nest, the ham will be rubbed with a mixture of brown sugar, dry mustard, pepper, and a bit of chili flakes. After the ham is in place, I put in enough water to almost cover the vegetables. This way, I get a tender, steamed ham AND a nice crust on it. It also does all the cooking without any further intervention from me, always a plus.
Even with a holiday, there are dishes to be done and laundry that needs washing. Still, life is a blessing and I won't complain . . . TOO much!
An Easter Prayer for our Troops
No matter where one stands on our involvement in wars overseas, our troops are doing their duty and still need our love, support, and prayers. Found this one on-line and seems appropriate for Easter.
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O Prince of Peace, we humbly ask Your protection for all our men
and women in military service. Give them unflinching courage to
defend with honor, dignity and devotion the rights of all who are
imperiled by injustice and evil. Guard our churches, our homes,
our schools, our hospitals, our factories, our buildings, and all
those within from harm and peril. Protect our land and its people
from enemies within and without. Grant an early peace with victory
founded upon justice. Instill in the hearts and minds of men and
women everywhere a firm purpose to live forever in peace and
good will towards all. Amen.
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O Prince of Peace, we humbly ask Your protection for all our men
and women in military service. Give them unflinching courage to
defend with honor, dignity and devotion the rights of all who are
imperiled by injustice and evil. Guard our churches, our homes,
our schools, our hospitals, our factories, our buildings, and all
those within from harm and peril. Protect our land and its people
from enemies within and without. Grant an early peace with victory
founded upon justice. Instill in the hearts and minds of men and
women everywhere a firm purpose to live forever in peace and
good will towards all. Amen.
Sort of fits in with the miracle of Easter!
... when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Rejoice! Easter Tidings!
John 20:1-18
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him."
Then Peter and the other disciple set out and went toward the tomb. The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there, and the cloth that had been on Jesus' head, not lying with the linen wrappings but
rolled up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples returned to their homes.
But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. They
said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him."
When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?" Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away."
Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to him “Teacher!” Jesus said to her, "Do not hold on to me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, 'I am ascending to my
Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"
Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord"; and she told them that he had said these things to her.
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him."
Then Peter and the other disciple set out and went toward the tomb. The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there, and the cloth that had been on Jesus' head, not lying with the linen wrappings but
rolled up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples returned to their homes.
But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. They
said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him."
When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?" Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away."
Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to him “Teacher!” Jesus said to her, "Do not hold on to me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, 'I am ascending to my
Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"
Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord"; and she told them that he had said these things to her.
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