If Only I Knew…

Imagine yourself in a high school honors algebra two class. The intellectual who’s who of your grade is in this class.
Imagine further, the teacher, who in an effort to help his students around one particularly tricky question, gives a hint to an answer on the test. He says, “For problem number twenty two, I WONder what could be in the numerator,” with heavy emphasis on the sound of one in wonder.
The proverbial “ditzy blond” within the class, a student who happens to be a cheerleader and one of the most intelligent people in the classroom, blurts out before thinking, “That would seem to help if I only knew where the numerator was…”

St. Ephraem’s Prayer

O Lord and Master of my life,
do not give me the spirit of sloth,
      despair, lust of power and idle talk;
but give rather the spirit of chastity,
      humility, patience and love to your servant.
Yes, O Lord and King,
grant that I may see my own transgressions
      and not judge my brother;
for blessed are You unto ages of ages.
Amen.

— St. Ephraem of Syria (via Dr. Pritchard)

Palms of My Hands

Can a mother forget her infant, be without tenderness for the child of her womb? Even should she forget, I will never forget you. See, upon the palms of My hands I have written your name.

— Isaiah 49:15-16a

Ever Wonder?

Ever wonder where ice cream cones come from?

You have been warned… 🙂

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