51⁰F SR 0601(0501)  SS1950(1850)

Morning Offering given

Village quiet

No coffee

Off to Wautoma this morning. Totally messed up scheduling.  Tx goodness, the man was able to save me.

Dropped in for a quick moment at St. Joe’s.

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42⁰F WNW14mph SR0610(0510) SS1954(1854)

Morning Offering given

Village soaked

No coffee, too early

May Pope Francis rest in peace

Off to IA this morning to take someone home and quickly come back.

Mass was beautiful at St. Augustines yesterday. Was good to see a full church. Was very good to see the rail being used regardless of how you accepted Christ.

Workshop/special school picnic on Wednesday.  May 1 workshop goes to Monday & Wednesday until August.

The man did some raking last Saturday, looks good.  Garage items are being paired down. Flowers are peeking thru.

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29⁰F E17mph. SR0611(0511)  SS1953(1853)

Morning Offering given

Village Peaceful

Happy Easter– He is Risen!

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40°F NW10mph SR0613(0513) SS1951(1851)

Morning Offering given

Jesus, take me as I am
Summon out what I should be
Set your seal upon my heart
Holy Spirit, dwell in me

Village peaceful and waking

Coffee good

Today… “Harrowing of Hell”
The word “harrow” originally comes from the Old English hergian, meaning “to harry or despoil”, and is seen in the homilies of AElfric of Eynsham, c.955-c.1010 monk. [b] The term ‘Harrowing of Hell’ refers not merely to the idea that Jesus descended into Hell, as in the Creed, but to the rich tradition that developed later, asserting that he triumphed over inferos, releasing Hell’s captives, particularly Adam and Eve, and the righteous men and women of the Old Testament period.

The Harrowing of Hell is mentioned or suggested by several verses in the New Testament:

• Matthew 12:40: “For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so for three days and three nights the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth.”
• Matthew 27:50–54: “And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many. So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, ‘Truly this was the Son of God!'”
• Acts 2:24: “But God raised him up, having freed him from death, because it was impossible for him to be held in its power.”
• Acts 2:31: “Foreseeing this, David spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, saying, ‘He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh experience corruption’.”
• Ephesians 4:8-9: ” When he ascended on high, he took many captives and gave gifts to his people. In saying, ‘he ascended’, what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth?”
• Colossians 1:18: “He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything.”
• 1 Peter 3:18–19: “For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, in which also he went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison, …”
• 1 Peter 4:6: “For this is the reason the gospel was proclaimed even to the dead, so that, though they had been judged in the flesh as everyone is judged, they might live in the spirit as God does.”

Theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar sees parallels with Mark 3:24: “If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but his end has come. But no one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his property without first tying up the strong man; then indeed the house can be plundered.” That and Matthew 16:18 (“And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.”) speak to Jesus’s power and the impotence of Satan.

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48⁰F  NNW13mph SR0613(0513) SS1950(1850)

Morning Offering given

Village soaked… thunderstorms went thru, it was glorious!

Coffee good

Anniversary greetings to C&J Mc have a wonderful celebration

New baby girl on the sandhill ridge. Mom and Baby are good. MM went to hosp yesterday, transferred to Lax GundLuth, had surg. is resting comfortably now. AM still in hosp after being butted by a bull. Broken hip and leg, sore chest. Lots going on in the Amish community this past week.

As I drove in early morning through the thunderstorms Matthew 27:51, Mark 15:38 and Luke 23:45. Very appropriate for Good Friday. The veil represented a barrier between God and humanity. The tearing symbolizes the breaking down of that separation, and the tearing top to bottom symbolizes divine intervention. Matthew 27:51-53; And behold, the veil of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, rocks were split,  52 tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised. 53And coming forth from their tombs after his resurrection, they entered the holy city and appeared to many. Mark 15:38; The veil of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom. Luke 23:44/45 It was now about noon^z and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon 45 because of an eclipse of the sun. Then the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.

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41°F SSE19mph SR0616(0516) SS1949(1849)

Morning Offering given

Village waking to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT6OpDXTALQmore rain in the afternoon

Coffee good

Today
Read Proverbs 8
RIAY Day 107 Beauty Never Fades

“A person who refuses to accept God’s forgiveness is not considered to have their sins forgiven”

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25°F ESE8mph SR0618(0518) SS1948(1848)

Morning Offering given

Village peaceful

Coffee good

Today
Read Proverbs 7
RIAY Day 106 He Sends His Spirit

Remembering my mom Barb Ogden may she rest in peace.

I slept well through the night. This morning, yard work and the thought of finishing up more windows in the house came to mind. Perhaps it will warm up this afternoon and a few things can be accomplished out there.

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36°F NW17mph SR0619(0519) SS1947(1847)

Morning Offering given

Village waking

Coffee good

Today
Read Proverbs 6 memorize the verse that calls out to you
RIAY Day 104 Love Draws Us Up

Busy morning in the works. Hope to be home by 2 at the latest.

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50°F WNW20mph SR0621(0521) SS1945(1845)

Morning Offering given

Village peaceful

Coffee strong

Today
Read Proverbs 5. Memorize the verse that speaks to you
RIAY Day 104: Where is your sting

Good Morning!
It was a wonderful day yesterday.
So good to see Kyle, Amy, and Josh
Thank you to everyone who called, texted, and sent cards
The movie was good, “King of Kings.”
The flowers and cake were special
Knee still good
Wrist still swollen
The walking pad is working fine
Lessening of driving in the works
70 doesn’t look too bad

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51°F SSE14mph SR0623(0523) SS1944(1844)

Morning Offering given

Village sleeps

Coffee good

From my boyfriend

Passion Sunday… my hope is to see the movie King of Kings today in the Sparta Theater.

Yesterday I/we….
Copy work completed and ready for tomorrow’s delivery.
Office cleaned and reorganized
Items readied for delivery to thrift shop
Items delivered to new owners
Golf cart ready for pick up to
Trash delivered to dump
Paper readied for burning
I cannot even begin to tell you how disappointed I was last evening. The words just are not there to describe it.

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