Invitation

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Hope and fear cannot occupy the same space at the same time.

Invite one to stay.

- Maya Angelou

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Autumn

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From all that dwell below the skies
let songs of hope and faith arise;
let peace, goodwill on earth be sung
through every land, by every tongue




- an adaptation by Curtis W. Reese

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A Visit To The Apple Orchard

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Oh, the Lord is good to me
And so I thank the Lord
For giving me the things I need
The sun and the rain and the apple tree
The Lord is good to me!

Keep us, O Lord, as the apple of your eye

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The Blessing of the Animals

But ask the animals and they will teach you;

the birds of the air, and they will tell you;

ask the plants of the earth, and they will teach you;

and the fish of the sea will declare to you.

Who among all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this?

In God’s hand is the life of every living thing

and the breath of every human being.

What Would You Do?

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What would you do, if you knew you could not fail?

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