Posted by Roberta Grimes • November 13, 2021 • 28 Comments
“Everything is energy and that’s all there is to it. Match the frequency of the reality you want, and you cannot help but get that reality. It can be no other way. This is not philosophy. This is physics.” – Albert Einstein (1879-1955), quotation (1948) The above quotation from Albert Einstein shows a profound understanding... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • November 06, 2021 • 54 Comments
I believe above the storm the smallest prayer will still be heard. I believe that someone in that great somewhere hears every word. Every time I hear a newborn baby cry, or touch a leaf, Or see the sky, Then I know why I believe. – Ronnie Dunn & Craig Wiseman, from “I Believe” (1953)... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • October 30, 2021 • 15 Comments
What’s it all about, Alfie? Is it just for the moment we live? What’s it all about When you sort it out, Alfie? Are we meant to take more than we give? Or are we meant to be kind? And if only fools are kind, Alfie, Then I guess it is wise to be cruel.... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • October 23, 2021 • 39 Comments
Tell all the Truth but tell it slant – Success in Circuit lies. Too bright for our infirm Delight, The Truth’s superb surprise. As Lightning to the Children eased With explanation kind, The Truth must dazzle gradually Or every man be blind – – Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), from “Tell all the Truth but tell it... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • October 16, 2021 • 54 Comments
Come gather ’round people, wherever you roam, And admit that the waters around you have grown, And accept it that soon you’ll be drenched to the bone, If your time to you is worth savin’. And you better start swimmin’ or you’ll sink like a stone, For the times they are a-changin.’ – Bob Dylan,... 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 • 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
