Posts by Ralph Patrick

“Fear Not, for behold I bring you Good News of Great Joy.”  Luke 2:10 “Perfect Love casts out all fear.” 1 John 4:18 “God has not given us a Spirit of fear, but of power and love and self control.” 2 Timothy 1:7 “The Little Warrior” is the name of a commercial sponsored by Hyundai…

“We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started from and know the place for the first time.”  From “Little Gidding” by T.S. Elliot How do you view your life?  By that, I mean, do you see it as a linear journey?  Kind of…

“The crowds followed Him, and He welcomed them, and spoke to them about the Kingdom of God, and healed all their diseases.” Luke 9:11 “Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me.”  Jill Jackson-Miller, and Sy Miller “Where were you when Kennedy was shot?”  Some of us over the age of…

“You knit me together in my mother’s womb, I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” Psalm 139 “According to His great mercy God has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”  1 Peter 1:3 “I told them of the love my mama sewed in…

“There was a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years.” Mark 5:25 “To heal I to touch with love that which we previously touched with fear.”  Stephen Levine “Don’t have a holy hemorrhage.”  That used to be a figure of speech that pertained to a person having a hissy fit (another…

“Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven , , , where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”  Jesus in The Gospel of Matthew, chapter six. “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.”  “One person’s nuclear waste is another one’s potpourri.”  The Grinch “The trash and litter of nature disappears into the ground…

“Look at the birds of the air . . .”  Jesus “To watch a hummingbird is to witness joy in motion.”  Unknown “Hummingbirds hum in the garden like little jewels in flight.”  Mary Oliver Hello again beloved Child of God.  I don’t know who or how many people read this blog on a regular basis,…

“The bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. . .  I AM the bread of life; whoever comes to me will not hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.”  Jesus in The Gospel of St. John 6 “People ate the bread of angels.” Psalm…

“A severe famine arose in that country, and he began to be in need.” Luke 15:14 “The greatest gift they’ll get this year is life, where nothing ever grows, No rain or rivers flow.”  Band Aid, “Do They Know it’s Christmas?” “If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one…

“Seek first the Kingdom of God, and all of these things shall be added unto you.”  Matthew 6:33 “Set  your mind on things above, not on earthly things.”  Col. 3:2 “I still haven’t found what I’m looking for.”  U2 Last week I took a break from writing this blog, the reason being I was attending…