Genesis 9:13. The rainbow reminds humanity that God is not against us. God created life. God is always at work to bless us with the beauty and the truth of creation. It is God's covenant promise to the world.
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Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Our extended family and friends gathered at Arlington National Cemetery for the graveside service of Knox Clinton. My cousin Cynthia--whom I have known all my life--was married to Knox. They were together delightful in ways that are now lost to us. We mourn the passing of this good Christian man who exemplified the virtues of cheerfulness, courtesy and constancy. He was a helper to all within his circle and was one who easily expanded his circle to include the stranger in need. Knox understood that God made all of us, and as God loves us all, so we, too, should love all. I am grateful and enriched to have known Knox.
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The Day is Done
A wind in the red maple this morning
with its leaves like hands of children waving,
on the way, perhaps, to school, giggling.
I smile as they send to me their greeting.
Not so welcome is the afternoon's harsh breeze.
The wind grows for it is not here to ease.
Unpredictable, dangerous it seems
strong now as youth, only itself to please.
The wind changes again by evening.
It suits me better to see the leaves
at peace once more as the dark descends and
colors disappear, and the day is done.
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