Thomas Merton's "Thoughts on Solitude"

Reprinted without permission from "The Burning Bush", A Publication of the Center for the Working Poor

Thoughts on Solitude

MY LORD GOD, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think that I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you. And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing. I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire. And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the right road though I may know nothing about it. Therefore will I trust you always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death. I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.     -Thomas Merton

Metro Mary vacationing in the Hamptons

Union Chapel, Shelter Island, NY

Look closely at the stained glass window. It is composed of shells, rocks and sea glass.
The gentleman in the foreground is a direct descendent of one of the builders of Union Chapel.

If you have to spend the day in Traffic School....

Bethany Bible Presbyterian Church

 "Welcome to Comedy for Less traffic school, " said Brittany our instructor.  "I am not a comedian. That is just the name of the school."

"God so loved the world..."   John 3:16

I read a few tips about how to study the bible and I also found out that I am an "old world" creationist by reading a handy posted chart.

A Minister, a Rabbi and an Imam...Not a Joke! Abrahamic Trilogue: Dialog of Faith

First Congregational Church sponsored a breakthrough worship service on Sunday, November, 14, 2001, when Senior Minister Dr. R. Scott Colglazier welcomed Imam Jihad Turk and Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater for an interfaith discussion of similarities, differences, and a common approach toward peace and understanding.

Listen to a recording here.

As posted on the FCCLA website:
"It is no secret that much of the strife and turmoil present in the world today stems from tensions between followers of the various major religions. Much can be done toward healing these rifts and divisions simply by seeing things from another point of view. On this heart-opening morning, Dr. Colglazier welcomes both a Rabbi and an Imam for a three-way conversation about God, Religion, Love and Forgiveness."