Posted by Roberta Grimes • September 25, 2021 • 20 Comments
The Light of God surrounds us. The Love of God enfolds us. The Power of God protects us. The Presence of God watches over us. Wherever we are, God Is, and all is well! – James Dillet Freeman (1912-2003), from “Prayer for Protection” (1941) Jesus wanted to abolish religions altogether and teach us to relate... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • September 18, 2021 • 33 Comments
Love is but a song we sing. Fear’s the way we die. You can make the mountains ring, Or make the angels cry. Though the bird is on the wing, And you may not know why. C’mon people now, Smile on your brother! Ev’rybody get together, Try to love one another right now. – Chet... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • September 11, 2021 • 29 Comments
And He will raise you up on eagle’s wings, Bear you on the breath of dawn, Make you to shine like the sun, And hold you in the palm of His Hand. – Michael Crawford, from “On Eagle’s Wings” (1998) I answer many emails from Seek Reality listeners, and someone recently asked what may well... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • September 04, 2021 • 53 Comments
Let every tongue and every tribe responsive to his call, to him all majesty ascribe, and crown him Lord of all! – Edward Perronet (1726-1792), from “All Hail the Power of Jesus’s Name” (1779) The Christian religion is all about judgment and condemnation. Its central dogma is built on the notion that Adam sinned in... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • August 28, 2021 • 42 Comments
All hail the power of Jesus’s name! Let angels prostrate fall. Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown him Lord of all! – Edward Perronet (1726-1792), from “All Hail the Power of Jesus’s Name” (1779) The single most important thing that any of us can do in this lifetime is to learn how to forgive.... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • August 21, 2021 • 48 Comments
Bless the Lord, you His angels, Mighty in strength, who perform His word, Obeying the voice of His word! Bless the Lord, all you His hosts, You who serve Him, doing His will. Bless the Lord, all you works of His, In all places of His dominion, Bless the Lord, O my soul! – David, Third... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • August 14, 2021 • 37 Comments
Bless the Lord, O my soul, And all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget none of His benefits; Who pardons all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases; Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion; Who satisfies your... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • August 07, 2021 • 55 Comments
One ship sails East, and another West, By the self-same winds that blow. ’Tis the set of the sails, and not the gales, That tells the way we go. – Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850–1919), from “’Tis the Set of the Sail” (1916) There is a persistent strain of scientific thought which holds that you have... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • July 31, 2021 • 23 Comments
Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. – Jesus, from the Gospel Book of Matthew 6:9-10 The requirement that we pray to God is another human-made idea. God seeks a very much closer and more loving relationship with ... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • July 24, 2021 • 72 Comments
O Lord, our Lord, How majestic is Your name in all the earth! When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained, What is man that You take thought of him, And the son of man that You care for him? Yet You have made... Read More
