O God, who are the unsearchable abyss of peace
The ineffable sea of love
The fountain of blessings
And the bestower of affection
Who sends peace to those that receive it
Open to us this day the sea of your love
Water us with plenteous streams from the riches of your grace
And from the most sweet springs of your kindness.

Make us children of . . .

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"She was a fool, and so am I, and so is anyone who thinks he sees what God is doing." - Vonnegut

The modern day Job says. Lord who can know your ways? They are a mystery to me. When I stand and wonder at the world He has created I am in awe. Not just at the beauty of the world but at the mystery of his ways. Like Job I find myself . . .

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Clement of Rome, 1st Century

We beseech thee, Master, to be our helper and protector.
Save the afflicted among us
have mercy on the lowly
raise up the fallen
appear to the needy
heal the ungodly
restore the wanderers of thy people
feed the hungry
ransom our prisoners
raise up the sick
comfort the faint-hearted.

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Poem by John Keats

Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art--
Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night
And watching, with eternal lids apart,
Like nature's patient, sleepless Eremite,
The moving waters at their priestlike task
Of pure ablution round earth's human shores,
Or gazing on the new soft-fallen mask
Of snow upon the . . .

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Poem by Robert Frost

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village, though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake
To . . .

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I have traveled about 50,000 miles since July 4th. I have given 50 presentations, spent time with my family, and accepted a new job with Microsoft. Here are pics from that journey.

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