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A Light In The Darkness

A light in the darkness

  • December 18, 2018
  • Beryl Schewe
  • Holidays, sacred ground

  Christ is the Morning Star, who, when the night of this world is past, gives to his saints the promise of the light of life, and opens everlasting day. Venerable Bede—Eighth Century

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Traveling With Holy Companions

Traveling with Holy Companions

  • December 19, 2017
  • Beryl Schewe
  • sacred ground

I could wax into the night about how horses are faster, and camels travel long distances through the desert with less water, but to no avail. Every year, my three kids would each clamor for the elephant, each claiming they…

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Prayer Shawls

Prayer shawls

  • November 8, 2016
  • Beryl Schewe
  • Paying it Forward, sacred ground

Gert wasn’t a fancy knitter. When her cancer returned, I brought her a prayer shawl. Sometime during her final illness, she decided to knit a prayer shawl for someone else. Nothing fancy, a simple rectangle in a nubby brown yarn.…

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Never Forget

Never Forget

  • May 16, 2016
  • Steve Schewe
  • Community Support, Remembering, Resilience, sacred ground

“Save Us from the Time of Trial.”  The Lord’s Prayer Jason Gay has a fine article in the Wall Street Journal about a skyscraper climb of One World Trade Center.  Nearly 1,000 friends and family of the first responders who died…

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Standing On Sacred Ground

Standing on Sacred Ground

  • December 15, 2015
  • Beryl Schewe
  • Gratitude, sacred ground

In the late 1800s, Nebraska’s population soared. I know that’s hard to envision. “Nebraska” and “population explosion” seem unlikely bedfellows, but these newcomers were people who ventured west on horseback and in covered wagons. They couldn’t envision cars or planes,…

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