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Two True Things

Posted by Roberta Grimes • October 15, 2022 • 16 Comments

People who need people Are the luckiest people in the world. We’re children, needing other children, And yet letting a grown-up pride Hide all the need inside, Acting more like children than children. Lovers are very special people. They’re the luckiest people in the world. – Henry Robert Merrill Levan (1921-1998), from “People” (1964) I... Read More

Love In Action

Posted by Roberta Grimes • October 08, 2022 • 16 Comments

When the moon is in the seventh house, And Jupiter aligns with Mars, Then peace will guide the planets, And love will steer the stars. This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius, Age of Aquarius, Aquarius! Aquarius! Harmony and understanding, Sympathy and trust abounding. Golden living dreams of visions, Mystic crystal revelation, And... Read More

And No Religion, Too

Posted by Roberta Grimes • October 01, 2022 • 35 Comments

Imagine there’s no heaven. It’s easy if you try. No hell below us. Above us, only sky. Imagine all the people Livin’ for today. Imagine there’s no countries. It isn’t hard to do. Nothing to kill or die for. And no religion, too. Imagine all the people, Livin’ life in peace. You may say I’m... Read More

The Lord’s Day Dawns

Posted by Roberta Grimes • September 24, 2022 • 52 Comments

“Pray, then, in this way: ‘Father, who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, but... Read More

God Cannot Send You to Hell

Posted by Roberta Grimes • September 17, 2022 • 61 Comments

People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do... Read More

Is Jesus God?

Posted by Roberta Grimes • September 10, 2022 • 91 Comments

The long and winding road That leads to Your door Will never disappear. I’ve seen that road before. It always leads me here. Lead me to Your door! The wild and windy night That the rain washed away Has left a pool of tears, Crying for the day. Why leave me standing here? Let me... Read More

Jesus Needs No Religion

Posted by Roberta Grimes • September 03, 2022 • 92 Comments

When morning gilds the skies, My heart awaking cries: May Jesus Christ be praised! Alike at work and prayer, To Jesus I repair; May Jesus Christ be praised! Does sadness fill my mind? A solace here I find, May Jesus Christ be praised! Or fades my earthly bliss? My comfort still is this, May Jesus... Read More

God Needs No Religion

Posted by Roberta Grimes • August 27, 2022 • 83 Comments

With what shall I come to the Lord And bow myself before the God on high? Shall I come to Him with burnt offerings, With yearling calves? Does the Lord take pleasure in thousands of rams, In ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give Him my firstborn for my wrongdoings, The fruit of my... Read More

My Spirit Guide

Posted by Roberta Grimes • August 20, 2022 • 63 Comments

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He leads me to lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sale. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil,... Read More

Who Do You Say That I Am?

Posted by Roberta Grimes • August 13, 2022 • 44 Comments

The church’s one foundation Is Jesus Christ her Lord; She is his new creation By water and the Word. From heaven he came and sought her To be his holy bride; With his own blood he bought her, And for her life he died. – Samuel John Stone (1839-1900) from “The Church’s One Foundation” (1866)... Read More