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  • Hello, God. It's me, Mara.

    Updated Oct 8, 2021

    You know, Lord, living near cattle ranches, one's noticed how some cows are prone to wander while grazing. A cow just keeps on moving, always looking for the "greener grasses." Near the edge of the property, the cow might discover some cool fresh grass under a shade tree. Just beyond, there might be a broken-down part of a fence and right there was a tasty clump of foliage. Then the cow might push farther beyond the fence and out to the road. It has slowly "nibbled" its way...

  • Grief Poem - Lead us gently

    Updated Oct 8, 2021

    As we grow old, and our hair turns gray; what's in the future for us of clay? Gone are the days of vigor and vim, our limbs are weak and our eyes grow dim. Where's the excitement of yesteryear, where is the future that once was clear? We sit along, all the live-long day, are we just waiting to pass away? Lord, we ache with every kind of hurt, empty and lonely and lower than dirt. Most of our colleagues are dead and gone; why, oh why, Lord, do we linger on? Ravaged by fire, we'...