Tag Archives: sorrow

Lent Day Seven: Lakshmana

February 20, 2024 “We have no right to ask when a sorrow comes, ‘Why me?’ unless we ask the same question for every joy that comes our way.” Lakshmana On this seventh day of Lent, I’m not quite sure how this quotation came my way.  As best I can discover, Lakshmana is a character inContinueContinue reading “Lent Day Seven: Lakshmana”

Bearing With . . .

Nov. 22, 2021 A week or so ago, a friend of mine was sharing the recent sudden death of her brother-in-law with our group.  As she described being with her sister and her sister’s children, she became choked up and teary-eyed, asking us to “please bear with” her while she took a moment to composeContinueContinue reading “Bearing With . . .”